North Entrance Gates and Piers to St Michael's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Gate, piers.

North Entrance Gates and Piers to St Michael's Churchyard

WRENN ID
plain-frieze-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Gate, piers
Address
North Entrance Gates and Piers to St Michael's Churchyard, Jackson's Lane, Shap
OS grid reference
NY 563 153
Coordinates
54.53177, -2.67551
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The north entrance gates and piers to St Michael's churchyard, located on the south side of Jackson's Lane in Shap, were likely built in the 19th century. The gate piers are made of ashlar stone and stand approximately 9 feet high on moulded plinths. They have a square shape and feature a cornice with domical ogee caps. The entrance includes wrought-iron double gates supported by knopped rod standards, although the side gate to the right has been replaced.

Local climate

North Entrance Gates and Piers to St Michael's Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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