Gate Piers, Railings and Gates of Nicholson Institute is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1972. Gates and railings. 10 related planning applications.
Gate Piers, Railings and Gates of Nicholson Institute
- WRENN ID
- still-stair-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1972
- Type
- Gates and railings
- Address
- Gate Piers, Railings and Gates of Nicholson Institute, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6DW
- OS grid reference
- SJ 985 566
- Coordinates
- 53.10703, -2.02346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers, railings, and gates of the Nicholson Institute were constructed between 1882 and 1884 by William Larner Sugden. They feature massive rusticated stone piers topped with ball finials, which flank cast-iron gates. The gates are complemented by openwork piers adorned with wrought-iron scrolled finials.
Local climate
Gate Piers, Railings and Gates of Nicholson Institute 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 10 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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