Group of Five Drive Piers to Numbers 114 to 136 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1983. Pier. 3 related planning applications.
Group of Five Drive Piers to Numbers 114 to 136
- WRENN ID
- eastward-flue-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1983
- Type
- Pier
- Address
- Group of Five Drive Piers to Numbers 114 to 136, Bath Road, GL53 7JX
- OS grid reference
- SO 948 217
- Coordinates
- 51.89408, -2.07556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are five drive piers dating back to around 1823, with alterations made in the 19th century and restorations in the late 20th century. They originally served a carriage sweep along the Bath Road. The northern piers and the northern of the central piers are cylindrical and constructed of fluted ashlar, featuring moulded tops and carved rams' heads above. Three of these piers are topped with iron tripods, each supporting a tapering, fluted gasolier. A single pier at the south end is also fluted and features swagged masks in its frieze, with a carved capping. The northern piers show more signs of weathering. The original lamps were fitted for oil. These piers are a significant feature of the streetscape and contribute to the setting of numbers 114 to 136 on the Bath Road.
Local climate
Group of Five Drive Piers to Numbers 114 to 136 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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