Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1978. Forecourt wall. 5 related planning applications.
Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- fallow-flagstone-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1978
- Type
- Forecourt wall
- Address
- Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Church of Holy Trinity, Church Street East, SR1 2BB
- OS grid reference
- NZ 405 571
- Coordinates
- 54.9077, -1.36905
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall and gate piers to the Church of Holy Trinity in Sunderland date from around 1719. The structure features a brick wall topped with stone coping, along with ashlar piers. The wall is low, and while the railings have been renewed, those in the southern section are of 19th-century design. The gate piers are low, square, and have a rusticated cornice.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Church of Holy Trinity sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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