Pair of Gate Piers at Ngr St 4439 5745 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1961. Gate piers.
Pair of Gate Piers at Ngr St 4439 5745
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-doorway-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1961
- Type
- Gate piers
- Address
- Pair of Gate Piers at Ngr St 4439 5745, the Square, Shipham
- OS grid reference
- ST 443 574
- Coordinates
- 51.31343, -2.79927
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of gate piers, dating from the early 17th century, is constructed of ashlar stone. They are tall and square in shape, featuring moulded cornices and carved bases designed to hold finials. Each pier has engaged pilasters on the front and rear faces, complete with pedestals and capitals. The capitals are adorned with egg and dart ornamentation and crude Ionic volutes.
Local climate
Pair of Gate Piers at Ngr St 4439 5745 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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