Churchyard Railings to Former Church of St Luke is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1974. Railings. 1 related planning application.
Churchyard Railings to Former Church of St Luke
- WRENN ID
- leaning-alcove-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1974
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Churchyard Railings to Former Church of St Luke, Cheetham Hill Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 844 008
- Coordinates
- 53.50433, -2.23553
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard railings to the former Church of St Luke, which has mostly been demolished, are made of cast iron and are set on dwarf stone walls. These railings enclose the west and north sides of the churchyard and are designed in the Gothick style. The railings feature tall square stone piers with cusped ogee-arched panels on the fronts, along with spear railings and matching gates that include dog-bars.
Local climate
Churchyard Railings to Former Church of St Luke sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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- 1 Churchyard Railings Immediately South East of St Lukes Church
- 2 Railings and Gates Around St Luke's Churchyard
- 3 Churchyard Railings West and North West of Church Wall North East and South of Church
- 4 Boundary Wall, Piers and Railings to South East and South of Churchyard of Church of St Luke
- 5 Railings and gates at south side of St Luke's Churchyard
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