Gatehouse to Church of St Bartholomew the Great is a Grade II* listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. Gatehouse. 1 related planning application.

Gatehouse to Church of St Bartholomew the Great

WRENN ID
spare-glass-crimson
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 January 1950
Type
Gatehouse
Address
Gatehouse to Church of St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield Ec1, City and County of the City of London, EC1A 9DS
OS grid reference
TQ 319 816
Coordinates
51.51852, -0.10017
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatehouse to the Church of St Bartholomew the Great, located in West Smithfield, dates back to the 13th century. It features the original west door of the south aisle leading to the nave, which has been adapted as a gateway to the churchyard. The gateway is complemented by a later superstructure from the early 17th century. It boasts a richly moulded arch, although much of it has been renewed on the outer side. There is a small, blind arch in the walling to the south. The upper part of the gatehouse is two storeys high and timber framed, with renewed mullioned and transomed windows. It has a prominent eaves-cornice and a small timbered gable with a window, all topped by a tiled roof. Additionally, there is a staircase wing at the rear that was added in 1932.

Local climate

Gatehouse to Church of St Bartholomew the Great 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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