Gates and Railings to St Johns Church is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Gates and railings.

Gates and Railings to St Johns Church

WRENN ID
half-rotunda-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Gates and railings
Address
Gates and Railings to St Johns Church, Downshire Hill
OS grid reference
TQ 269 857
Coordinates
51.55601, -0.16976
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and railings to St John's Church were constructed between 1818 and 1823. They feature well-crafted cast-iron spearhead railings topped with torch flambe finials, set on yellow brick walls with stone coping. The cast-iron gates are supported by torch flambe standards.

Local climate

Gates and Railings to St Johns Church 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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