Railings and Gates Attached to North West Corner of York Minster is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1997. Gates and railings.
Railings and Gates Attached to North West Corner of York Minster
- WRENN ID
- hushed-jamb-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1997
- Type
- Gates and railings
- OS grid reference
- SE 602 522
- Coordinates
- 53.96241, -1.0834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gates at the north-west corner of York Minster serve as the entrance and southern boundary to Dean's Park. They were created in 1839 and repositioned in 1863 by the Walker Foundry. The gates, gate piers, and railings are made of cast iron, complemented by a chamfered stone wall. The railings are diagonally set with a square section, featuring tapered tips and turned standards topped with urn finials, all raised on a low wall. The gates have similar railings, reinforced by arched braces. The carriage gate piers are octagonal with trefoil-headed panelled sides, topped with tapering lamp standards that have cross bars, all resting on stepped acanthus moulded bases. Square tapered lanterns with antefixae and acorn finials are supported by scrolled brackets.
Local climate
Railings and Gates Attached to North West Corner of York Minster receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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