Railings and Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres North East of Number 26 (Castlegate House) is a Grade II* listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. A Georgian Railings and gate piers.
Railings and Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres North East of Number 26 (Castlegate House)
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-banister-yarrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1983
- Type
- Railings and gate piers
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SE 604 515
- Coordinates
- 53.95685, -1.08039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gate piers located approximately 10 meters north-east of Number 26 (Castlegate House) in York date from the mid-18th century and are likely the work of John Carr. They consist of wrought-iron railings and gate piers set on a painted stone wall that is about 0.5 meters high. The wall is topped with square section railings and turned braced standards featuring twist finials. The gate piers are designed with openwork, showcasing panels of wavy and angled pieces, and are capped with clustered scrolls and urn finials.
Local climate
Railings and Gate Piers Approximately 10 Metres North East of Number 26 (Castlegate House) 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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