Dwarf Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to Upper Independent Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1978. Gate structure.
Dwarf Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to Upper Independent Chapel
- WRENN ID
- fading-moat-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1978
- Type
- Gate structure
- Address
- Dwarf Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to Upper Independent Chapel, High Street
- OS grid reference
- SE 222 236
- Coordinates
- 53.70913, -1.66438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dwarf walls, railings, gatepiers, and gates to the Upper Independent Chapel date from around 1890. The structure features a low ashlar wall topped with coping. It is adorned with decorative cast iron railings that have ornamental finials. The central square gatepiers are made of ashlar and include round-headed sunk panels and pedimented caps topped with ball finials. There are double gates with decorative rails and a scrolled and crested top. Additionally, there is a second pair of gatepiers along the side wall, which have segmental pediments with carved foliage, and a single gate that matches the railings.
Local climate
Dwarf Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to Upper Independent Chapel receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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