Rock Cut Arch in St James's Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Liverpool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1985. Arch.
Rock Cut Arch in St James's Gardens
- WRENN ID
- ancient-fireplace-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside MP: Kim Johnson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1985
- Type
- Arch
- Address
- Rock Cut Arch in St James's Gardens, St James Road (Principal Entrance)
- OS grid reference
- SJ 353 895
- Coordinates
- 53.39839, -2.97314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The rock-cut arch in Saint James's Gardens is a Grade II listed structure, created between 1827 and 1829 by J. Foster. This arch is carved from the natural rock of the cemetery wall and spans the path leading to the Cathedral Gate. It was formerly listed as the rock-cut arch in Saint James's Cemetery.
Local climate
Rock Cut Arch in St James's Gardens sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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