Churchyard Wall to South West, South and South East and Gates and Gatepiers to SW of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. Churchyard wall.
Churchyard Wall to South West, South and South East and Gates and Gatepiers to SW of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- solemn-span-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1989
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- Address
- Churchyard Wall to South West, South and South East and Gates and Gatepiers to SW of Church of St Andrew, Station Road, Melton
- OS grid reference
- TM 284 505
- Coordinates
- 52.10628, 1.33396
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall, gate-piers, and gates located to the southwest, south, and southeast of the Church of St Andrew were constructed between 1866 and 1868 by Frederick J. Barnes. The walls are made of flat-faced rustic ragstone with limestone dressings and enclose two sides of the churchyard, with a gateway positioned opposite the church's south doorway. The low wall features embattled saddle-back coping. The two gate-piers, along with the terminal and corner piers, have weathered plinths, quoins, and cross-gabled tops. Each gable includes a round sunken panel with a recessed star shape. The ornate double gates are made of cast iron and feature a pattern of trefoils.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall to South West, South and South East and Gates and Gatepiers to SW of Church of St Andrew sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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