Retaining Wall, Piers and Railings to East and South East of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall, Piers and Railings to East and South East of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- waning-railing-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1977
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Retaining Wall, Piers and Railings to East and South East of Church of St Michael, St Michaels Hill
- OS grid reference
- ST 585 732
- Coordinates
- 51.45705, -2.59793
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall, piers, and railings located to the east and southeast of the Church of St Michael were built in the mid-19th century. The structure features coursed Pennant rubble walls, with piers made of banded Pennant and limestone ashlar topped with gableted caps. The railings are made of wrought iron with spear-headed tops. The entire installation extends for approximately 100 meters.
Local climate
Retaining Wall, Piers and Railings to East and South East of Church of St Michael receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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