Stone Gateway in Grounds of University College Behind Number 17 Gordon Square is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. Gateway.

Stone Gateway in Grounds of University College Behind Number 17 Gordon Square

WRENN ID
frozen-rood-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Gateway
Address
Stone Gateway in Grounds of University College Behind Number 17 Gordon Square, Gower Street
OS grid reference
TQ 296 822
Coordinates
51.52398, -0.13209
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stone gateway is located in the grounds of University College, behind No. 17 Gordon Square. It is set in a screen wall that was part of the 1932 extensions. The gateway is dated 1668 on the base of the piers and 1669 on the impost. It features a channelled stone round-headed archway with a stone cornice. The impost blocks are foliated, giving the appearance of capitals, and there is a weathered cartouche on the keystone. A plaque on the wall at the rear indicates that this gateway was formerly the entrance to Pewterers' Hall on Lime Street, EC1, and was installed in its current location in November 1932.

Local climate

Stone Gateway in Grounds of University College Behind Number 17 Gordon Square 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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