Gates and Railings on West Side of Forecourt to Former Foundling Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Gate, railing. 8 related planning applications.

Gates and Railings on West Side of Forecourt to Former Foundling Hospital

WRENN ID
leaning-glass-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Gate, railing
Address
Gates and Railings on West Side of Forecourt to Former Foundling Hospital, Guilford Street
OS grid reference
TQ 304 822
Coordinates
51.52379, -0.12078
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and railings on the west side of the forecourt to the former Foundling Hospital, located on Guilford Street in Camden, are from the 20th century and made of cast iron. The railings feature urn finials.

Local climate

Gates and Railings on West Side of Forecourt to Former Foundling Hospital 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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