Retaining Wall, Steps and Gate Piers Surrounding St Giles' Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1987. Retaining wall, steps, gate piers. 1 related planning application.
Retaining Wall, Steps and Gate Piers Surrounding St Giles' Church
- WRENN ID
- still-hearth-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 January 1987
- Type
- Retaining wall, steps, gate piers
- Address
- Retaining Wall, Steps and Gate Piers Surrounding St Giles' Church, Calke, DE73 7LE
- OS grid reference
- SK 369 223
- Coordinates
- 52.79726, -1.45375
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall, steps, and gate piers surrounding St Giles' Church were built in 1826 and are made of coursed squared sandstone and ashlar. These low retaining walls enclose a raised rectangular graveyard around the church. To the west, there is a flight of five stone steps that lead up to a pair of octagonal ashlar gate piers, which feature lancet panelled sides, moulded octagonal caps, and concrete cross finials. A pair of wrought iron gates is situated between the gate piers. To the north, there is a lower inner wall with chamfered copings and a pair of urns, which form a lower walkway on the north and east sides. Another flight of five stone steps descends to this walkway that leads to the house. There are short octagonal piers with urns, along with two additional piers and urns that are in damaged condition. This structure is listed for its group value only.
Local climate
Retaining Wall, Steps and Gate Piers Surrounding St Giles' 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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