Railings and Gates and Gas Lamp Bordering the Churchyard of St Mary the Less on North and West Sides is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 2003. Railings and gates.

Railings and Gates and Gas Lamp Bordering the Churchyard of St Mary the Less on North and West Sides

WRENN ID
burning-cinder-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 2003
Type
Railings and gates
Address
Railings and Gates and Gas Lamp Bordering the Churchyard of St Mary the Less on North and West Sides, Little Saint Marys Lane, CB2 1RR
OS grid reference
TL 448 580
Coordinates
52.20124, 0.11793
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings, gates, and gas lamp bordering the churchyard of St Mary the Less on the north and west sides were constructed in the 19th century and are made of wrought and cast iron. The railings feature standards with ornamental scrolls and uprights topped with spike finials. The gates are similar in design. Positioned halfway along the railings, within the churchyard, is a functioning gas lamp mounted on a cast-iron column. The gas lamp has decorative corners at the top and an elaborate cover over the apex vent. These railings and the complete gas lamp are part of a significant group of historic buildings located in Little St Mary’s Lane and Trumpington Street.

Local climate

Railings and Gates and Gas Lamp Bordering the Churchyard of St Mary the Less on North and West Sides sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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