Boundary Wall with Piers and Railings to Church of St Matthias is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall with Piers and Railings to Church of St Matthias

WRENN ID
hidden-bonework-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1976
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary Wall with Piers and Railings to Church of St Matthias, St Matthias Street
OS grid reference
SE 278 346
Coordinates
53.80712, -1.57908
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall with piers and railings surrounding the Church of St Matthias dates from the mid-19th century. It features a low stone plinth and gabled stone corner piers. The cast-iron railings are adorned with fleur-de-lis and arrowhead motifs, and the stanchions have twisted shafts. This structure is included for its group value with the church.

Local climate

Boundary Wall with Piers and Railings to Church of St Matthias 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.

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