Churchyard Wall and Railings Adjoining Entrance to Crypt, on North Side of Church of St Martin in the Fields is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1988. Churchyard wall, railings.

Churchyard Wall and Railings Adjoining Entrance to Crypt, on North Side of Church of St Martin in the Fields

WRENN ID
waiting-screen-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1988
Type
Churchyard wall, railings
OS grid reference
TQ 300 805
Coordinates
51.50897, -0.12673
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall and railings adjoining the entrance to the crypt, located on the north side of the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, date from around 1830. The railings are made of plain iron and are set on a wall constructed of Portland stone ashlar. Above the entrance to the crypt, there is a segmental overthrow arch that is flanked by urn finials.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall and Railings Adjoining Entrance to Crypt, on North Side of Church of St Martin in the Fields 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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