Gatepiers and Gates at Churchyard Entrance of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1976. Gatepiers.
Gatepiers and Gates at Churchyard Entrance of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- hollow-gateway-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1976
- Type
- Gatepiers
- Address
- Gatepiers and Gates at Churchyard Entrance of Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Wellington
- OS grid reference
- ST 141 208
- Coordinates
- 50.98058, -3.22486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatepiers and gates at the churchyard entrance of the Church of St John the Baptist are a pair of tall square piers made of red stone, likely dating from the mid-19th century. They are located at the south-west corner of the churchyard and feature curved tops above cornices and Gothic panelled sides. Between the piers, there are double iron gates. These gatepiers and gates, along with the Church of St John the Baptist, form a cohesive group.
Local climate
Gatepiers and Gates at Churchyard Entrance of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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