Railings and Gates South of Verulam Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Railings and gates.

Railings and Gates South of Verulam Buildings

WRENN ID
sheer-vault-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Railings and gates
Address
Railings and Gates South of Verulam Buildings, Grays Inn
OS grid reference
TQ 310 818
Coordinates
51.52033, -0.11299
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings and gates south of Verulam Buildings are from the early 19th century. They are made of cast iron and feature urn finials, set on a later stone-capped brick wall. The structure includes two-leaf cast-iron gates and steps that lead to Gray's Inn Gardens.

Local climate

Railings and Gates South of Verulam Buildings 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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  3. Boundary Wall and Gateway with Spur Stones East of Verulam Buildings Grade II 55 m
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