Wrought Iron Gateway and Railing of Williamson's Tavern is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Architectural feature.

Wrought Iron Gateway and Railing of Williamson's Tavern

WRENN ID
low-railing-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Architectural feature
Address
Wrought Iron Gateway and Railing of Williamson's Tavern, Groveland Court Ec4, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 323 810
Coordinates
51.51331, -0.09399
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wrought iron gateway and railing of Williamson's Tavern, located in Groveland Court, dates from the early to mid-18th century. It features side panels, an overthrow, and a railing that extends across the court.

Local climate

Wrought Iron Gateway and Railing of Williamson's Tavern 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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