Gateway and Steps at South Entry to Churchyard of the Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1990. Gateway.
Gateway and Steps at South Entry to Churchyard of the Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- lunar-jamb-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1990
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Gateway and Steps at South Entry to Churchyard of the Church of St George, Church Lane, Modbury
- OS grid reference
- SX 656 514
- Coordinates
- 50.34795, -3.89008
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway and steps at the south entry to the churchyard of the Church of St George consist of gate piers and steps. The piers and finials are possibly from the 18th century or earlier, while the steps cannot be dated. There are two square granite piers with truncated pyramidal tops, each topped with large spherical granite balls. Each pier features two deep sunk recesses or panels on the inner face, indicating they have been reused from another location. The piers stand approximately 1.5 meters high and support an early 20th century wooden gate. They are positioned at the top of seven stone steps leading to a square landing, with an additional granite step at the gateway. Local tradition holds that when the local wheelwright, known as 'Whacky' Davies, came to hang the wooden gate, he used a hatchet on one of the ball finials to ensure the gate would fit.
Local climate
Gateway and Steps at South Entry to Churchyard of the Church of St George receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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