Railings and Gatepiers in Front of the Church of St James, School and Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1986. A Victorian Gatepiers and railings.
Railings and Gatepiers in Front of the Church of St James, School and Vicarage
- WRENN ID
- idle-rampart-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dudley
- Constituency
- Stourbridge MP: Cat Eccles (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 December 1986
- Type
- Gatepiers and railings
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Railings and Gatepiers in Front of the Church of St James, School and Vicarage, Bridgnorth Road
- OS grid reference
- SO 891 846
- Coordinates
- 52.45997, -2.16096
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gatepiers in front of the Church of St James, School, and Vicarage were built around 1860 by G. Bidlake. They are made of black brick with stone coping and feature cast-iron railings, which were likely added in the mid-20th century. The gatepiers are also constructed of black brick and have stone quoins and dressings, with moulded stone weathering. The total length of the railings and gatepiers is approximately 140 metres.
Local climate
Railings and Gatepiers in Front of the Church of St James, School and Vicarage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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