The Well and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. A C19 Monument.
The Well and Railings
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-lintel-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds MP: Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The Well and Railings, Main Street, Sledmere
- OS grid reference
- SE 934 648
- Coordinates
- 54.07089, -0.57302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Well and railings are a monument built in 1840 for Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet, in memory of his father, Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. Constructed from sandstone ashlar with a lead roof, the monument takes the form of a circular temple. It features a square plinth and an octagonal base, supported by eight Greek Doric columns that hold up a frieze and cornice, topped with a domed roof, a ball finial, and a weather-vane shaped like a fox. The central area has a glazed cover. An inscription on the frieze commemorates Sir Christopher Sykes, highlighting his contributions to transforming a once barren area of the Yorkshire Wolds into a productive and well-cultivated district within thirty years. The railings on the sides and rear consist of lances with ornamental standards between each of the 17 rails, and an upper row of bars, extending approximately 16 meters on either side and around the rear.
Local climate
The Well and Railings receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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