Dwarf Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 74 and 76 is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. Dwarf wall, gatepiers, railings.

Dwarf Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 74 and 76

WRENN ID
broken-window-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield MP: Harpreet Uppal (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Dwarf wall, gatepiers, railings
Address
Dwarf Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 74 and 76, New North Road
OS grid reference
SE 137 172
Coordinates
53.65157, -1.79307
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dwarf wall, railings, and gatepiers at numbers 74 and 76 on New North Road date from the mid-19th century. The wall is constructed from rock-faced stone with ashlar coping. There are four pairs of ashlar gatepiers that are panelled and corniced, each topped with ball finials. The railings are made of timber, featuring X-bracing and chamfered details.

Local climate

Dwarf Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 74 and 76 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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