Gates and Forecourt Walls to Congress Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Gates and walls.

Gates and Forecourt Walls to Congress Hall

WRENN ID
muted-forge-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP: Ms Diane Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1975
Type
Gates and walls
Address
Gates and Forecourt Walls to Congress Hall, Linscott Road E5
OS grid reference
TQ 351 856
Coordinates
51.55338, -0.0518
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and forecourt walls to Congress Hall are located on Linscott Road. The structure features a central double gate with flanking side gates, all set within stuccoed walls that are positioned between and at the sides of the gates. The wrought iron gates and the overthrow are modern additions.

Local climate

Gates and Forecourt Walls to Congress Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 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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