Railings and Parapets to Forecourt and Gardens of Numbers 1-42 is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Railings, parapets. 20 related planning applications.

Railings and Parapets to Forecourt and Gardens of Numbers 1-42

WRENN ID
proud-newel-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Railings, parapets
Address
Railings and Parapets to Forecourt and Gardens of Numbers 1-42, Chester Terrace
OS grid reference
TQ 287 827
Coordinates
51.52912, -0.14573
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These railings and parapets date to around 1825. A stone balustraded parapet runs along the forecourt, returning around numbers 1, 2, and 42 Chester Terrace. Cast-iron railings are set upon a low dwarf wall, and extend to the forecourt and gardens of numbers 1 to 42.

Local climate

Railings and Parapets to Forecourt and Gardens of Numbers 1-42 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  • Sale history — 8 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 20 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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