Gates, Railings and Gate Piers of Council House is a Grade II* listed building in the Cannock Chase local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1973. Gate and railings. 3 related planning applications.
Gates, Railings and Gate Piers of Council House
- WRENN ID
- other-mortar-tallow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cannock Chase
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase MP: Josh Newbury (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1973
- Type
- Gate and railings
- Address
- Gates, Railings and Gate Piers of Council House, High Green
- OS grid reference
- SJ 979 102
- Coordinates
- 52.6897, -2.03176
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of 19th-century wrought iron gates, a surviving section of railings, and gate piers originally fronting the Council House. The gates and railings are in a flamboyant style, and were formerly gilded. The design is set into a low stone wall. The gate piers are rusticated and feature a cornice cap and a ball finial on each.
Local climate
Gates, Railings and Gate Piers of Council House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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