Low Railing to Walmesley Vault in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Railing.
Low Railing to Walmesley Vault in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- stark-threshold-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Railing
- Address
- Low Railing to Walmesley Vault in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St John, Market Place, Colerne
- OS grid reference
- ST 821 711
- Coordinates
- 51.43932, -2.25848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The low railing surrounding the Walmesley vault, located in the northeast corner of the churchyard of the Church of St. John, dates from around 1900. This ornamental railing is made of bronze and encloses a square area. It features six low posts on each side, each topped with ball finials, and has two horizontal rails. The upper rail is supported by brackets designed in the Art Nouveau style, depicting vine leaves and grapes.
Local climate
Low Railing to Walmesley Vault in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St John receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% 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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