Gates and Railings to University College School 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 University College School
- WRENN ID
- narrow-lantern-acorn
- 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 University College School, Frognal, NW3 6XH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 261 853
- Coordinates
- 51.55322, -0.18123
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates and railings to University College School were constructed around 1906-1907 by Arnold Mitchell. They feature cast-iron railings topped with torche flambe finials, set on brick sleeper walls that include brick and stone piers. The entrance gates are also made of cast iron and are flanked by stone piers, which are adorned with enriched dies and ball finials.
Local climate
Gates and Railings to University College School 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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