Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers of Rishworth Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1982. Forecourt wall, gate piers.
Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers of Rishworth Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- burning-foundation-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1982
- Type
- Forecourt wall, gate piers
- Address
- Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers of Rishworth Baptist Church, Oldham Road, Ripponden
- OS grid reference
- SE 034 181
- Coordinates
- 53.65944, -1.94934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall and gate piers of Rishworth Baptist Church date from the early 19th century. The walls are made of hammer-dressed stone and feature dressed copings topped with cast iron railings that have fleur-de-lys designs. The gate piers are constructed from ashlar in channelled stone work and are capped with pyramidal coping. The entrance includes simple wrought iron gates with an overthrow.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers of Rishworth Baptist Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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