Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Wall and gate pier.
Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House
- WRENN ID
- last-foundation-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Wall and gate pier
- Address
- Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House, High Street, Semington, BA14 6JR
- OS grid reference
- ST 898 606
- Coordinates
- 51.34521, -2.14764
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The front walls and gate piers of the Manor House date from the late 17th century, while the gates were added in the 19th century. The walls are constructed of rubble stone and feature weathered stone coping. The gate piers are chamfered and rusticated, topped with a moulded cornice and large ball finials. The entrance is completed with attached cast-iron double gates that have spearhead designs.
Local climate
Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 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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