Pair of Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres to South of the Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. Gate piers. 1 related planning application.

Pair of Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres to South of the Lodge

WRENN ID
lesser-lead-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 November 1988
Type
Gate piers
Address
Pair of Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres to South of the Lodge, EX35 6NQ
OS grid reference
SS 793 493
Coordinates
51.23056, -3.72917
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of gate piers, dating from around 1832, is located approximately 10 metres south of The Lodge. They are constructed from uncoursed stone rubble with ashlar upper sections. Each square pier flanks the drive to Glenthorne. The piers feature a rough-chamfered offset at the base, a moulded string course, and a moulded cap topped with a large carved boar's head finial.

Local climate

Pair of Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres to South of the Lodge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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