Gate Piers to East Front of A'Becketts is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Gate piers.

Gate Piers to East Front of A'Becketts

WRENN ID
fading-iron-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1988
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers to East Front of A'Becketts, High Street, West Lavington
OS grid reference
ST 997 544
Coordinates
51.28901, -2.00439
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers to the east front of a'Becketts date from the early 18th century and are made of limestone. They are rusticated and feature a cornice with raised acorn finials. On either side of the piers, there are brick walls in English bond, topped with stone weathered copings, standing approximately 1.4 meters high and sweeping up to meet the piers. There is a section to the south of the piers that has collapsed beyond one meter.

Local climate

Gate Piers to East Front of A'Becketts receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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