Railings in front of Cowper Congregational Church is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1999. Railings. 2 related planning applications.
Railings in front of Cowper Congregational Church
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-railing-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1999
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Railings in front of Cowper Congregational Church, Market Place, Dereham, NR19 2AP
- OS grid reference
- TF 988 133
- Coordinates
- 52.68145, 0.9409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These railings are located in front of Cowper Congregational Church and were constructed between 1873 and 1874 by Edward Boardman. They are made of wrought and cast iron, featuring square-section verticals topped with fleur-de-lys finials. There are two pairs of cage standards of plain section that support the gates.
Local climate
Railings in front of Cowper Congregational Church receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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