Balustrade to Museum Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. Balustrade.

Balustrade to Museum Gardens

WRENN ID
broken-banister-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1952
Type
Balustrade
Address
Balustrade to Museum Gardens, Bird Street
OS grid reference
SK 114 096
Coordinates
52.68399, -1.83203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The balustrade to Museum Gardens is a Grade II listed structure located in Lichfield, dating from the 1850s. It extends approximately 45.5 meters along the front of the gardens and is constructed from ashlar stone. The balustrade features a plain plinth and sub-octagonal piers, with four remaining urns and 4-centred arches between the balusters. There is a small gate at the left end, while the gate at the right end is not included in the listing. This balustrade is associated with the construction of the nearby Library and was originally listed with the bridge over Minster Pool, which may have been built on a medieval causeway.

Local climate

Balustrade to Museum Gardens receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% 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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