Mounting Block in Courtyard Wall of United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1986. Mounting block.

Mounting Block in Courtyard Wall of United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
distant-mortar-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wyre
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1986
Type
Mounting block
Address
Mounting Block in Courtyard Wall of United Reformed Church, Forton
OS grid reference
SD 488 512
Coordinates
53.95484, -2.78147
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mounting block, dating from the 19th century, is made of sandstone and is located in the churchyard wall north of the United Reformed Church. It features four stone steps on the south side that run parallel to the wall, and a top slab that extends through a gap in the wall.

Local climate

Mounting Block in Courtyard Wall of United Reformed Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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