Steps, Gates and Railings to South East of St James' Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1987. A Victorian Church entrance feature.
Steps, Gates and Railings to South East of St James' Church
- WRENN ID
- burning-minaret-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 January 1987
- Type
- Church entrance feature
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Steps, Gates and Railings to South East of St James' Church, Annwell Lane, Smisby
- OS grid reference
- SK 348 191
- Coordinates
- 52.7685, -1.48518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The steps, gates, and railings located at the south-east corner of the graveyard of St James' Church in Smisby date from the mid-19th century. They are constructed from coursed squared sandstone and ashlar, with wrought iron elements. A broad flight of five stone steps leads up to paired gates, which are topped by an arch that supports a lamp bracket. To the right, there is a single gate. The entrance features gableted iron gate piers, with a low coped wall on either side that is finished with gableted polygonal end piers. Between these walls are plain spike railings. This structure is listed for its group value only.
Local climate
Steps, Gates and Railings to South East of St James' Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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