Dwarf Wall and Two Sets of Gates and Gate Piers in Front of No 8 is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1984. Dwarf wall, gates, gate piers.

Dwarf Wall and Two Sets of Gates and Gate Piers in Front of No 8

WRENN ID
high-garret-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 March 1984
Type
Dwarf wall, gates, gate piers
Address
Dwarf Wall and Two Sets of Gates and Gate Piers in Front of No 8, Bishopton, Ripon
OS grid reference
SE 300 711
Coordinates
54.1349, -1.54225
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

In front of No. 8 on the north side of Bishopton in Ripon, there is a dwarf wall with two sets of gates and gate piers, dating from the early 19th century. The wall is constructed of brown brick and features ashlar coping. The gates are made of cast iron and are designed with delicate openwork, complemented by piers that each have a tent finial.

Local climate

Dwarf Wall and Two Sets of Gates and Gate Piers in Front of No 8 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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