Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gates and Gate Piers of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1977. Churchyard walls and gates. 1 related planning application.
Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gates and Gate Piers of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- veiled-jamb-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1977
- Type
- Churchyard walls and gates
- Address
- Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gates and Gate Piers of Church of St Michael, Market Place, Macclesfield, SK10 1DY
- OS grid reference
- SJ 917 737
- Coordinates
- 53.26026, -2.12513
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard walls, railings, gates, and gate piers of the Church of St Michael date from the early 19th century and are made of stone and cast iron. The structure features a low plinth wall topped with cast-iron spearhead railings, with the main rails braced and capped by urns. There are main gates and flanking side gates, which are supported by two pairs of stone piers. The piers have moulded cornices, with the central pair topped by urns. The gates are elaborately designed in cast iron, featuring a lozenge pattern on the central gates, which are adorned with an overarch that has scrolled decoration and a central gilded sun emblem.
Local climate
Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gates and Gate Piers of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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 — 1 application
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