Gate Piers and Mounting Block, 5 Metres West of Facade of Bowlish House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1952. Gate piers.
Gate Piers and Mounting Block, 5 Metres West of Facade of Bowlish House
- WRENN ID
- mired-cinder-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1952
- Type
- Gate piers
- OS grid reference
- ST 612 439
- Coordinates
- 51.1935, -2.55597
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a pair of gate piers and a mounting block located 5 metres west of the facade of Bowlish House. They date from the 18th century. The square gate piers are 2 metres high and made of Doulting limestone ashlar, featuring "V" jointed rustication. Each pier has a moulded cap that supports a decorated urn. The mounting block is constructed of rubble and has two steps on each side leading up to the top stage.
Local climate
Gate Piers and Mounting Block, 5 Metres West of Facade of Bowlish House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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