The Gate Piers and Wing Wall on the Southern Corner of Plox House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Gateway.
The Gate Piers and Wing Wall on the Southern Corner of Plox House
- WRENN ID
- scarred-bastion-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- The Gate Piers and Wing Wall on the Southern Corner of Plox House, Bruton
- OS grid reference
- ST 683 347
- Coordinates
- 51.11135, -2.45336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers and wing wall at the southern corner of Plox House date from the 18th century and are constructed from Doulting stone. The square piers are rusticated ashlar, measuring about 600 mm square and standing 2.5 metres tall to the caps, which feature cornice mould caps and are topped with stepped pineapple finials. The piers are incised with the legend "Plox House" in a 19th-century style. Between the piers are modern timber gates, and there are short ashlar return walls on each side. These features are significant in relation to Plox House.
Local climate
The Gate Piers and Wing Wall on the Southern Corner of Plox 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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