Railings and Gates to Churchyard of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Railings, gates.
Railings and Gates to Churchyard of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- rough-keep-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch MP: Dame Meg Hillier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1975
- Type
- Railings, gates
- Address
- Railings and Gates to Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Pitfield Street N1
- OS grid reference
- TQ 330 829
- Coordinates
- 51.52998, -0.08329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gates to the churchyard of St John the Baptist are tall cast iron structures from the early to mid-19th century, set on a granite plinth. The double gates are mounted on square cast iron piers located to the east, west, and south.
Local climate
Railings and Gates to Churchyard of St John the Baptist 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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