Railings, Wall, Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Matthew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Churchyard enclosure.
Railings, Wall, Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Matthew's Church
- WRENN ID
- grim-baluster-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Churchyard enclosure
- Address
- Railings, Wall, Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Matthew's Church, St Mathews Row E2
- OS grid reference
- TQ 341 824
- Coordinates
- 51.52515, -0.06772
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings, wall, and gate piers to the churchyard of St Matthew's Church date from the 18th century. The structure features a brick wall topped with stone capping and is complemented by wrought iron railings that have spearhead and pineapple finials. The gate piers are adorned with plain stone caps and bands. These listed buildings in St Matthews Row are part of a group that includes the Parish Watch House and Wood's Close.
Local climate
Railings, Wall, Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Matthew's Church 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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