Balustrade, wall and well head 5 metres west of Church of St Mary Redcliffe is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. A C18 Balustrade, well head.

Balustrade, wall and well head 5 metres west of Church of St Mary Redcliffe

WRENN ID
fading-chimney-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
Balustrade, well head
OS grid reference
ST 590 723
Coordinates
51.4483, -2.59024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The balustrade, wall, and well head located 5 metres west of the Church of St Mary Redcliffe is an 18th-century structure. It is made of limestone ashlar and Pennant rubble. The rubble retaining wall is positioned on the west side of the churchyard and features turned balusters and square piers. At the north end, there is a flight of steps, while at the south end, a vermiculated semicircular arch is set into the wall. This arch includes a brass drinking fountain dated 1932, which has a lion's head and a grille in front.

Local climate

Balustrade, wall and well head 5 metres west of Church of St Mary Redcliffe receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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