Railings and Gates Forming South West Boundary of Museum Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1973. A Victorian Railings and gates. 1 related planning application.

Railings and Gates Forming South West Boundary of Museum Gardens

WRENN ID
other-passage-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1973
Type
Railings and gates
Period
Victorian
OS grid reference
SE 597 520
Coordinates
53.96112, -1.09054
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings and gates forming the south-west boundary of Museum Gardens in York were built in 1844 by the John Walker foundry. They consist of cast-iron gates and railings, along with stone piers and a wall. The piers are approximately 1.25 metres high, featuring tapering chamfered sides and domed caps. The railings are raised on a low wall with flat coping, standing about 0.33 metre high. The square section railings are set diagonally, with the carriage gates located towards the left end and a foot gate at the right end, both supported by single curving braces. Additionally, iron plaques bearing the City of York arms are attached to six of the piers.

Local climate

Railings and Gates Forming South West Boundary of Museum Gardens 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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