Rear Wing of Middle Temple Gatehouse is a Grade II* listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Gatehouse.

Rear Wing of Middle Temple Gatehouse

WRENN ID
tired-joist-marsh
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
Gatehouse
Address
Rear Wing of Middle Temple Gatehouse, Middle Temple Lane Ec4, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 9AA
OS grid reference
TQ 311 810
Coordinates
51.51358, -0.11153
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The rear wing of the Middle Temple Gatehouse, formerly listed under Hare Court, dates from the late 18th century and stands four storeys tall. It is constructed of yellow and pink brick. The entrance features a round arch with gothic tracery made of timber. Additionally, there is a well-preserved late 18th-century shop front located on the south side.

Local climate

Rear Wing of Middle Temple Gatehouse 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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