Gatepiers at entrance to former Infirmary is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Gate pier.

Gatepiers at entrance to former Infirmary

WRENN ID
other-marble-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1981
Type
Gate pier
Address
Gatepiers at entrance to former Infirmary, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 416 203
Coordinates
51.85888, -4.30089
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The gatepiers at the entrance to the former Infirmary are made of painted grey limestone and consist of three parts: a high plinth, a short shaft that is chamfered and has run-out stops, and a heavy capstone featuring a coved cornice beneath a curved cap with a lunette panel on the front.

Local climate

Gatepiers at entrance to former Infirmary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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