Gate Piers at Kenwood House is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. A 18th century Gate piers. 2 related planning applications.

Gate Piers at Kenwood House

WRENN ID
lesser-pier-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Gate piers
Period
18th century
Address
Gate Piers at Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, NW3 7JR
OS grid reference
TQ 268 874
Coordinates
51.57174, -0.17131
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers at Kenwood House date from the late 18th century and are made of Portland stone. They consist of a pair of square posts that feature niches and neo-Classical roundels beneath their fluted tops.

Local climate

Gate Piers at Kenwood House 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 98% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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