Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1984. Railings, gate.
Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School
- WRENN ID
- grim-belfry-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1984
- Type
- Railings, gate
- Address
- Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School, B5345
- OS grid reference
- NX 969 121
- Coordinates
- 54.49427, -3.59289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gate closing the west side of the quadrangle at St Bees School were built around 1842. They are constructed from ashlar stone with moulded copings. The central gate piers are octagonal and sit on moulded bases, featuring large caps with panelled sides. The wrought-iron railings have pointed standards between sections, and the wrought-iron gates also have pointed standards, adorned with scrollwork decoration on the top and lock rails. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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