Gateway to Number 21 is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Archway.

Gateway to Number 21

WRENN ID
quartered-outpost-nightshade
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
Archway
Address
Gateway to Number 21, New Street Ec2, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 334 815
Coordinates
51.51742, -0.07867
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway to Number 21 on New Street, dating from the mid-19th century, features a stuccoed archway. It is supported by pairs of rusticated Doric pilasters that hold up an entablature. The high blocking is flanked by consoles, which support a figure of a ram.

Local climate

Gateway to Number 21 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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