Walls and Gate Piers to West of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1985. Wall.
Walls and Gate Piers to West of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- weathered-lantern-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East MP: Kate Osborne (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1985
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Walls and Gate Piers to West of Church of St Nicholas, Rectory Bank
- OS grid reference
- NZ 350 611
- Coordinates
- 54.94347, -1.45403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walls and gate piers to the west of the Church of St Nicholas in West Boldon are a grade II listed structure. They consist of a dwarf retaining wall made of limestone rubble, topped with stone coping, which flanks the path leading from the main gate to the south porch. The gate piers are constructed from sandstone ashlar and feature an overthrow and lampholder made of wrought iron.
Local climate
Walls and Gate Piers to West of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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