Boundary Walls, Railings, Piers and Gates to St James' Park is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Park boundary walls. 1 related planning application.

Boundary Walls, Railings, Piers and Gates to St James' Park

WRENN ID
turning-footing-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
Park boundary walls
Address
Boundary Walls, Railings, Piers and Gates to St James' Park, St James Parade, BS1 3NZ
OS grid reference
ST 588 734
Coordinates
51.45842, -2.59312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary walls, railings, piers, and gates to St James' Park in Bristol date from the 19th century. They are made of cast and wrought iron, with walls constructed from Pennant rubble and limestone dressings. The park consists of two triangular areas separated by a narrow path. The walls are coursed towards the central path, and the railings feature urn finials. On the north side, there are a pair of capped gate piers flanking the path that leads to double gates with a criss-cross middle section. Above the path, there is a plain overthrow arch and a lamp. At the south end, there are single capped piers on each side. Historically, this area was formerly the graveyard of St James' Church and was laid out as a park in 1897.

Local climate

Boundary Walls, Railings, Piers and Gates to St James' Park 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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