Walls, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates to Former United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Walls, railings, gates. 2 related planning applications.
Walls, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates to Former United Reformed Church
- WRENN ID
- high-sentry-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Walls, railings, gates
- Address
- Walls, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates to Former United Reformed Church, Headingley Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 287 356
- Coordinates
- 53.81611, -1.5654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walls, railings, gate piers, and gates of the former United Reformed Church in Headingley were constructed around 1864, possibly designed by Cuthbert Brodrick. They are made of rock-faced gritstone and ashlar, featuring wooden gates and cast-iron railings. The wall on the south and east sides of the church is approximately 1 meter high and runs for about 80 meters. The wall along Headingley Lane steps down with the ground slope and has chamfered coping, although the railings are missing.
At the western end and corner, there are gate piers that stand about 2 meters high, with chamfered plinths and pointed capstones that have lucarnes. The double gates feature diagonal boards and octagonal pierced panels, secured with strap hinges. The wall along Cumberland Road continues uphill from the church's east porch, where some railings remain. These consist of groups of three twisted rails linked by top and bottom trefoil-pierced bands, adorned with tooth-like finials.
At the northern end of the east side, there are gate piers at the church entrance, which have chamfered shafts topped with squat pyramid caps. The gate and railing leading to the path and steps include twisted rails, trefoil-pierced bands, and pointed bud finials.
Local climate
Walls, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates to Former United Reformed Church receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Bingley Baptist Church
- 2 Walls, Gatepiers, Steps and Attached Gates and Railings Approximately 10 Metres North, South, and West of United Reformed Church
- 3 Walls Gates and Gate Piers in Front of United Reformed Church and Attached Railings Flanking Entrances
- 4 North West and South West Boundary Walls to the Former United Reform Church
- 5 Railings and Wall Outside Highfield United Reformed Church
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings
Nearby listed buildings
- Number 44a with Entrance Steps
- Garden Studio and Walls with Gate Piers to Headingley Terrace
- Gate Piers to Rose Court (Leeds High School for Girls)
- 1, ASHWOOD VILLAS (See details for further address information)
- Rose Court with Terrace Wall and Steps (Leeds High School for Girls)
- Gate Piers and Wall to Number 48, Ashwood
- 42 and 44, Headingley Lane
- Garden Terrace, Walls and Gateway to Number 2 Hilton Court
- Wall, Gate Piers and Gate with Overthrow to Holmfield
- Ashwood