Forecourt Walls, Piers and Railings to Roman Catholic Church of Corpus Christi is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1981. Church. 1 related planning application.
Forecourt Walls, Piers and Railings to Roman Catholic Church of Corpus Christi
- WRENN ID
- far-floor-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1981
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Forecourt Walls, Piers and Railings to Roman Catholic Church of Corpus Christi, Brixton Hill Sw2, SW2 2AB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 307 746
- Coordinates
- 51.45589, -0.11908
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt walls, piers, and railings to the Roman Catholic Church of Corpus Christi date from the late 19th century. The low stone wall is punctuated by tall cast iron railings featuring decorative spearhead standards and urn finials at intervals, along with iron piers. There are short brick wall sections at either end of the stone wall, separated by a stone pier. Stone coping defines the side walls, which are constructed of stock brick.
Local climate
Forecourt Walls, Piers and Railings to Roman Catholic Church of Corpus Christi 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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