Gate Piers on Roadside at Ngr St 6858 4411 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Gate piers.

Gate Piers on Roadside at Ngr St 6858 4411

WRENN ID
stubborn-banister-sepia
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
Address
Gate Piers on Roadside at Ngr St 6858 4411, Cranmore
OS grid reference
ST 685 441
Coordinates
51.19533, -2.45103
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes a pair of gate piers located on the roadside at Cranmore Hall, dating from the 17th century. The piers are tall and made of ashlar stone, featuring cornices and topped with carved griffins. One of the piers was repaired around 1983. Locally, these piers are known as the "Cat and Dog Piers."

Local climate

Gate Piers on Roadside at Ngr St 6858 4411 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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