Lych Gate, Walls, Railings, Gate and Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Edward is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. Lych gate, walls, railings, gates, gate piers.
Lych Gate, Walls, Railings, Gate and Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Edward
- WRENN ID
- winding-garret-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 April 1951
- Type
- Lych gate, walls, railings, gates, gate piers
- Address
- Lych Gate, Walls, Railings, Gate and Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Edward, Church Street, Leek
- OS grid reference
- SJ 983 566
- Coordinates
- 53.10669, -2.02682
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lych gate, walls, railings, gates, and gate piers to the churchyard of St Edward are made of stone and cast iron. The lych gate is dated 1634, while the walls have been rebuilt over time, incorporating stones from the 18th century and late 19th century. The stone gate piers facing east are square in shape and topped with shallow pyramidal caps. The gates are made of cast iron, and there is a length of cast-iron spearhead railings on a stone plinth wall with moulded copings on the south and west sides. Plain stone retaining walls with cast-iron railings return on each side of the steps at the main entrance. The west wall, which slopes from the pavement, features stone tablets commemorating former church wardens, while the south wall includes a polished granite basin of a fountain and a sandstone drinking trough. The lych gate at the main entrance has a segmental archway with a stepped parapet above, enhanced by pinnacles. The wall, railings, gate piers, and gates to the churchyard were first listed on June 7, 1972.
Local climate
Lych Gate, Walls, Railings, Gate and Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Edward receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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