Piers, Gates and Railings of St George's Public Library (Library Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Gates and railings.
Piers, Gates and Railings of St George's Public Library (Library Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- lunar-lancet-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol East MP: Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1977
- Type
- Gates and railings
- Address
- Piers, Gates and Railings of St George's Public Library (Library Not Included), Church Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 622 736
- Coordinates
- 51.46023, -2.54451
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The piers, gates, and railings of St George's Public Library were constructed in 1898 by Sir Frank Wills. They feature banded Cattybrook brick and limestone ashlar piers that are connected by snecked Pennant rubble walls and railings. There are two gateways, each consisting of four piers linked by curved walls and connected by a low wall. The piers are adorned with a fluted frieze and have dentil cornice caps topped with ball finials.
Local climate
Piers, Gates and Railings of St George's Public Library (Library Not Included) receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2005
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