The Gate Piers, Gates and Boundary Railings, About 20 Metres South East of Cliff House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. A C18 Gateway.
The Gate Piers, Gates and Boundary Railings, About 20 Metres South East of Cliff House
- WRENN ID
- under-bonework-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Gateway
- OS grid reference
- ST 677 342
- Coordinates
- 51.10659, -2.46153
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers, gates, and boundary railings located about 20 metres southeast of Cliff House are likely from the 18th century. They are made of Doulting stone and wrought iron. The gate piers are set diagonally in the Adam style, with a base measuring approximately 400 mm square. Each pier features four corner columns with reeded panels between them, plinths, and quasi-Gothic capitals topped with step and lidded urns that are decorated with swags. Overall, the piers stand about 3.5 metres high. The gates match the railings, which are closely spaced and set on low semi-circular stone walls that are coped, featuring waisted spikes and urn finials on the standards. The design includes quarter circle returns into the gateway. This is a good example of its kind, although the south pier, gate, and railings were reported to be damaged in October 1983.
Local climate
The Gate Piers, Gates and Boundary Railings, About 20 Metres South East of Cliff House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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