Churchyard Wall and Gate Piers to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Churchyard wall. 1 related planning application.
Churchyard Wall and Gate Piers to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
- WRENN ID
- hushed-newel-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1972
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- Address
- Churchyard Wall and Gate Piers to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Parkgate Road, CH1 4AG
- OS grid reference
- SJ 402 671
- Coordinates
- 53.19832, -2.89591
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall and gate piers to the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, located on Parkgate Road in Chester, were built in the late 19th century. The wall is constructed from squared snecked sandstone and retains the churchyard, which is over 1 metre above street level. It features roughly rounded flush coping-stones. The square ashlar gate piers have tooled raised panels on the sides and faces, topped with two-stage pyramidal caps. The wall extends southwest along Cheyney Road and includes additional gate piers and gates at the corner.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall and Gate Piers to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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