Steps, Gates and Gatepiers to W of St Cyngar's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 May 1998. Gatepiers and gates.
Steps, Gates and Gatepiers to W of St Cyngar's Church
- WRENN ID
- errant-chamber-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Flintshire
- Constituency
- Alyn and Deeside MP: Sir Mark Tami (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1998
- Type
- Gatepiers and gates
- Address
- Steps, Gates and Gatepiers to W of St Cyngar's Church, Hope
- OS grid reference
- SJ 309 584
- Coordinates
- 53.11832, -3.03349
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The structure consists of steps, gates, and gatepiers located to the west of St Cyngar's Church. The gatepiers are made of rusticated rock-cut sandstone and stand approximately 2.8 meters high. They feature chamfered bases, a plain cornice, and a moulded capping. At the top of each pier, there are Gothic cast iron lamp standards with open trefoil decoration on four-branch bases. Each pier also has inscription stones on the front face, which bear an inscribed memorial dedication.
The gates are crafted in a Gothic style, showcasing fine cast iron work. The lower section has open tracery, while the upper section features quatrefoils and arcading. The lower section is adorned with spear-head finials, and the upper section has cusped, pointed-arched heads topped with fleur-de-lis type finials, although several of these finials are missing.
On either side of the gatepiers, there are 2-meter high sections of similar rock-faced wall that extend about 4 meters on each side. These walls continue as sloped revetment walls for the churchyard. The walls then return eastward into the churchyard, flanking two flights of five steps each that lead up behind the gates.
Local climate
Steps, Gates and Gatepiers to W of St Cyngar's Church receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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