Cathedral Gateway at North West Corner of Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Blackburn with Darwen local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1974. Gateway.

Cathedral Gateway at North West Corner of Churchyard

WRENN ID
forgotten-grate-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn MP: Mr Adnan Hussain (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 April 1974
Type
Gateway
Address
Cathedral Gateway at North West Corner of Churchyard, Church Street
OS grid reference
SD 682 280
Coordinates
53.74762, -2.48271
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cathedral Gateway, located at the north-west corner of the churchyard, dates from around 1825. It features two stone octagonal piers that are panelled and cusped, topped with spirelets. The gateway is adorned with three cast iron gates that showcase elaborate Flamboyant tracery, complete with cusps and foliations. This gateway, along with Nos 20, 28, 30, and 36, the railings, piers, lampholders, and statue, as well as the Boulevard and the Cathedral Church of St Mary, form a significant group.

Local climate

Cathedral Gateway at North West Corner of 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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