Railings and Walls to Underground Public Conveniences is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1999. Public convenience.

Railings and Walls to Underground Public Conveniences

WRENN ID
floating-obsidian-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden MP: Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 April 1999
Type
Public convenience
Address
Railings and Walls to Underground Public Conveniences, Nelson Square
OS grid reference
SD 718 091
Coordinates
53.57783, -2.42663
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings and walls to the underground public conveniences in Nelson Square, Bolton, date from around 1900. They are made of cast iron and stone. The railings are heavily enriched, featuring urn finials and scroll-work. Stone piers are positioned over the steps and display the arms of the city in low relief. These railings and walls contribute to the setting of the nearby statue of Samuel Crompton.

Local climate

Railings and Walls to Underground Public Conveniences 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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