Railings and Piers to Forecourt of Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Church.
Railings and Piers to Forecourt of Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- dusk-thatch-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1976
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Railings and Piers to Forecourt of Baptist Church, Holyrood Street, Chard Town, TA20 2AH
- OS grid reference
- ST 321 084
- Coordinates
- 50.87194, -2.96556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and piers to the forecourt of the Baptist Church, built in 1842, feature central double gates set on plain rough ashlar piers with plain coping. These gates are flanked by matching railings that span the width of the forecourt. The railings have cast-iron moulding coping atop a low stone plinth. Substantial square balusters with moulded bases support a moulded rail, with alternate balusters topped by stylized anthemion finials. At both the far left and right are tall cast-iron trellises with cornices, each surmounted by anthemions enclosed in semi-circular arches. Below these trellises is a decorative pattern of scrolls, circles, and anthemiae.
Local climate
Railings and Piers to Forecourt of Baptist Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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