Railings and Gates at East End of Cathedral is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1972. Railings and gates.

Railings and Gates at East End of Cathedral

WRENN ID
swift-moat-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 November 1972
Type
Railings and gates
OS grid reference
NY 399 559
Coordinates
54.89456, -2.93788
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings and gates at the east end of Carlisle Cathedral were created in 1930 by John F. Matthew of Messrs Lorimer and Matthew from Edinburgh and were restored in 1989. These wrought-iron railings have a slightly curving design and form the eastern boundary of The Abbey. The gates, which were originally intended to be closed at night, are divided vertically into seven panels, with the off-centre gates making up two of these panels. The design features a low horizontal interwoven band and a frieze adorned with scrolls and various interwoven flowers. The panels on either side of the gates include vertical scrolled elements that rise up as piers. For detailed photographs and further information, refer to the artwork section.

Local climate

Railings and Gates at East End of Cathedral sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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