Gate Piers and Railings to Former Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1999. Gate piers and railings.

Gate Piers and Railings to Former Methodist Church

WRENN ID
ruined-corner-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East MP: Kirith Entwistle (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 April 1999
Type
Gate piers and railings
Address
Gate Piers and Railings to Former Methodist Church, St Georges Street
OS grid reference
SD 717 096
Coordinates
53.58246, -2.42793
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers and railings to the former Methodist Church date from the early 19th century and are made of stone and cast iron. A chamfered stone retaining wall supports cast-iron railings along Higher Bridge Street, St George's Street, and All Saints Street. The gate piers on Higher Bridge Street feature pyramidal caps. The railings have spearhead designs, with urn finials and scrolled braces on the main posts.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Railings to Former Methodist Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% 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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