Gates to Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1998. Gates.
Gates to Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- tangled-brass-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1998
- Type
- Gates
- Address
- Gates to Cemetery, Wistanstow
- OS grid reference
- SO 432 856
- Coordinates
- 52.46587, -2.83738
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates to the cemetery in Wistanstow date from around 1836 to 1875. They consist of tall double gates made of cast iron, featuring ornamented bars and dogbars. Accompanying the gates are a pair of large cast-iron gate-piers, notable for their impressive Gothic detailing. Each pier is stamped with the names "HILL & SMITH, DUDLEY IRONWORKS, NR DUDLEY & 88 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON."
Local climate
Gates to Cemetery receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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