Walls, Gates and Railings to Churchyard of Church of St Dunstan in the East is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Walls, gates, railings.

Walls, Gates and Railings to Churchyard of Church of St Dunstan in the East

WRENN ID
swift-stronghold-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1977
Type
Walls, gates, railings
Address
Walls, Gates and Railings to Churchyard of Church of St Dunstan in the East, Idol Lane Ec3, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 331 806
Coordinates
51.50953, -0.08273
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls, gates, and railings surrounding the churchyard of the Church of St Dunstan in the East date from the late 17th century onwards. The brick retaining wall to the south of the church features modern stone coping and spearhead iron railings. The cast iron gates leading to St Dunstan's Hill are designed in an early 19th-century style, showcasing gothic tracery, along with iron gate piers and a crested transom.

Local climate

Walls, Gates and Railings to Churchyard of Church of St Dunstan in the East 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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