Railings either side of Tower Porch at Church of St James The Less is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Church railings.

Railings either side of Tower Porch at Church of St James The Less

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Church railings
Address
Railings either side of Tower Porch at Church of St James The Less, Vauxhall Bridge Road Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 295 785
Coordinates
51.49083, -0.13509
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings on either side of the Tower Porch at the Church of St James The Less were created around 1861 by the architect G.E. Street. These church railings are made of wrought iron and feature a highly inventive design that is almost proto Art Nouveau. They are tall Gothic railings adorned with rich yet delicate scroll and flower ornamentation. Their design can be compared to later ironwork by Street at the Law Courts on the Strand.

Local climate

Railings either side of Tower Porch at Church of St James The Less 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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