Gateway and Gates at Cemetery of St Mary Magdalene and Bishop's Hull is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1975. Gateway.
Gateway and Gates at Cemetery of St Mary Magdalene and Bishop's Hull
- WRENN ID
- silent-copper-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1975
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Gateway and Gates at Cemetery of St Mary Magdalene and Bishop's Hull, Wellington Road, Taunton
- OS grid reference
- ST 215 245
- Coordinates
- 51.01515, -3.11995
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway and gates at the Cemetery of St Mary Magdalene and Bishop's Hull were built around 1860, following the cemetery's opening in 1854. The gateway is constructed of random rubble with ashlar dressings. It features a tail pointed arch with a segmental rear arch above, and is flanked by buttresses with setoffs on both sides. Above, there is a crenellated parapet adorned with quatrefoils in the spandrels and topped with a weathervane. The main archway is fitted with attractive cast iron double gates that showcase Gothic traceried motifs, including crockets, quatrefoils, and mouchettes, along with a wheel tracery motif in the cresting. To the right, there is a side gate that shares similar design details. The entrance is further enhanced by polygonal bastions on either side. The listing includes the gates as a significant feature.
Local climate
Gateway and Gates at Cemetery of St Mary Magdalene and Bishop's Hull receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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