Gates, Comber Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church, Mill Street, Comber, Co. Down is a Grade B2 listed building in the Ards and North Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 5 June 1992.
Gates, Comber Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church, Mill Street, Comber, Co. Down
- WRENN ID
- south-chimney-honey
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Ards and North Down
- Constituency
- Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1992
- Irish grid reference
- J 455 692
- Coordinates
- 54.55095, -5.75124
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
Two sets of gates, likely dating to the late 19th century, serve the entrances to the grounds of Comber Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church. One set fronts a pedestrian entrance off Mill Street, while the other serves a vehicle entrance on the north side of High Street, south of the manse.
The vehicle entrance is marked by two square sandstone pillars with pyramidal caps, between which are cast iron gates. Short, low rubble walls, primarily harled, curve around the gate pillars on either side. The pedestrian entrance features two square sandstone pillars with rusticated blocks resting on tall bases and capped with curved details including dentils. Short stretches of rusticated sandstone walling flank the pillars, which support decorative cast iron gates similar to those at the vehicle entrance but with a slightly more complex design. A wrought iron arch with a central lantern globe is attached to the caps of the pillars; this globe once held an electric light bulb, but the cable has been disconnected. The globe is topped with a small cast iron crown. Steps lead to the inner side of the gate screen, with the step below the gate showing significant wear.
The gate screens contribute to the group value of the church, manse, and hall. Records from 1838 – 1971 and an Ordnance Survey map from 1901 support the dating.
Local climate
Gates, Comber Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church, Mill Street, Comber, Co. Down sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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