Railings North of Former Orthopaedic Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Stoke-on-Trent local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 2002. Railings. 1 related planning application.
Railings North of Former Orthopaedic Hospital
- WRENN ID
- night-rafter-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central MP: Gareth Snell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 2002
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Railings North of Former Orthopaedic Hospital, Hartshill Road, City of Stoke-On-Trent
- OS grid reference
- SJ 863 457
- Coordinates
- 53.00888, -2.20551
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings north of the former orthopaedic hospital are a boundary wall and railings built in 1931 by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth, with panels designed by William Ruscoe. The structure features a brick wall topped with stone coping and iron railings that include bronze or alloy panels. There are eleven bays of railings positioned between brick piers that have fluted stone caps, all resting on a brick dwarf wall with stone coping. The railings are designed in a fretwork pattern, and each bay contains a bronze or alloy relief panel by William Ruscoe, showcasing scenes of girls skipping, playing with hoops, swimming with dolphins, youths running, and a heraldic panel with a monogram. These railings serve as a memorial to Viscountess Ednam, the president of the orthopaedic hospital, who tragically lost her life in an air crash. They are notable for their artistic merit and represent an unusual form of memorial.
Local climate
Railings North of Former Orthopaedic Hospital receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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