Railings Round New Church Hawe and Gates on the South Side of the Square is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Railings. 1 related planning application.
Railings Round New Church Hawe and Gates on the South Side of the Square
- WRENN ID
- burning-stone-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Railings
- Address
- Railings Round New Church Hawe and Gates on the South Side of the Square, Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6ET
- OS grid reference
- TQ 319 818
- Coordinates
- 51.52031, -0.09974
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These railings and gates date from the 19th century and are located on the south side of Charterhouse Square. The railings are cast iron with spearhead finials and octagonal standards supporting the gates leading to the New Church Hawe. Two sets of carriage gates provide access to the square, one at each end of the south side. These gates are also cast iron, with piers formed of clustered columns. The piers are topped with quatrefoiled panels bearing a coat of arms and scrolled finials which carry globe lanterns.
Local climate
Railings Round New Church Hawe and Gates on the South Side of the Square 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 10 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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