Railings, Piers, Lampholders and Statue at East End of Cathedral Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Blackburn with Darwen local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1974. Railings. 4 related planning applications.
Railings, Piers, Lampholders and Statue at East End of Cathedral Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- pitched-pinnacle-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Blackburn MP: Mr Adnan Hussain (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1974
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Railings, Piers, Lampholders and Statue at East End of Cathedral Churchyard, Boulevard
- OS grid reference
- SD 684 279
- Coordinates
- 53.74724, -2.48051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings, piers, lampholders, and statue at the east end of the Cathedral churchyard are made of cast iron and form a boundary around the churchyard. The railings are interrupted by square stone piers that feature iron lamp-holders. The central section of the railings expands into a curved stone balustrade that surrounds a statue of Queen Victoria, which stands on a tall plinth. This statue was created in 1905 by B Mackennal. These features, along with the Cathedral Gateway and nearby buildings at Nos 20, 28, 30, and 36 Church Street, contribute to a cohesive group of historical significance.
Local climate
Railings, Piers, Lampholders and Statue at East End of Cathedral Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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 — 4 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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