Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (S Section) is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 March 1996. Churchyard feature.

Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (S Section)

WRENN ID
strange-spandrel-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth MP: Stephen Doughty (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
20 March 1996
Type
Churchyard feature
Address
Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (S Section), Castle
OS grid reference
ST 183 763
Coordinates
51.48051, -3.17789
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The railings, gates, and dwarf wall at St John's Churchyard date from the 19th century. The dwarf wall is made of grey rock-faced stone and features moulded capstones that support wrought iron railings. The railings are adorned with leaf finials and include a band of quatrefoils above a band of open trefoils, as well as lower intermediate railings topped with arrow finials. Taller posts are capped with fleur-de-lys finials. At the corners adjacent to the lane aligned with the market, there are wrought iron piers decorated with wrought-iron leaves and quatrefoils on the panels. The corners feature Gothic finials, while the centre has fleur-de-lys finials. A gate leading to the lane matches the overall style of the railings and wall.

Local climate

Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (S Section) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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