Gate Piers, Quadrant Walls, Secondary Piers and Gates at Main Driveway Entrance to the Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Gate piers, quadrant walls.

Gate Piers, Quadrant Walls, Secondary Piers and Gates at Main Driveway Entrance to the Priory

WRENN ID
far-tracery-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1988
Type
Gate piers, quadrant walls
Address
Gate Piers, Quadrant Walls, Secondary Piers and Gates at Main Driveway Entrance to the Priory, Kite Lane, Ditcheat
OS grid reference
ST 624 361
Coordinates
51.12321, -2.53811
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers, quadrant walls, secondary piers, and gates at the main driveway entrance to The Priory date from the mid-19th century, with the gates being from the early to mid-20th century. They are constructed from coursed and squared lias and freestone in a Free Gothic style. The principal piers are square in plan and feature stepped caps topped with obelisk finials, accompanied by short quadrant walls. The outer piers are plain with stepped caps, and there are ornamental wooden gates that are well-crafted.

Local climate

Gate Piers, Quadrant Walls, Secondary Piers and Gates at Main Driveway Entrance to the Priory 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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