Pair of Piers and Iron Gates and Screen at Entrance to Church of St Mary Woolnoth is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. A C20 Entrance gate.
Pair of Piers and Iron Gates and Screen at Entrance to Church of St Mary Woolnoth
- WRENN ID
- rusted-truss-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1972
- Type
- Entrance gate
- Address
- Pair of Piers and Iron Gates and Screen at Entrance to Church of St Mary Woolnoth, King William Street Ec4, City and County of the City of London
- OS grid reference
- TQ 327 810
- Coordinates
- 51.51285, -0.08825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description is for a pair of piers and iron gates at the entrance to the Church of St Mary Woolnoth, located on King William Street in London. The piers were built in the 20th century and are made of Portland stone, each topped with urns. The ironwork, which appears to be from the 18th century, features fine wrought iron gates and a screen, complete with an elaborate overthrow.
Local climate
Pair of Piers and Iron Gates and Screen at Entrance to Church of St Mary Woolnoth 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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