Gates and Piers with Railings at West End of the Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1975. Gates and piers. 1 related planning application.

Gates and Piers with Railings at West End of the Church of St Mary Magdalene

WRENN ID
pitched-string-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1975
Type
Gates and piers
Address
Gates and Piers with Railings at West End of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church Square, Taunton
OS grid reference
ST 228 245
Coordinates
51.01551, -3.10115
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and piers with railings at the west end of the Church of St Mary Magdalene were constructed in the second half of the 19th century. The gatepiers, made of ashlar, feature a pinnacle and a band of crenellation on each. In the center, there are double wrought-iron gates adorned with scrollwork above and multi-foiled motifs below the crossbar. To the left and right, low stone walls are topped with wrought-iron scrolled railings, which are regularly interrupted by square ashlar piers that also have crenellated tops. There is a second set of wrought-iron gates with similar detailing on the left side, and a further gateway without gates is located opposite the south porch. The listed buildings in Church Square, along with the Church of St Mary Magdalene and the listed buildings in Hammet Street, create a significant architectural group.

Local climate

Gates and Piers with Railings at West End of the Church of St Mary Magdalene 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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