North Lodge of the Former Royal Free Hospital, Old Royal Free Place is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Lodge. 2 related planning applications.

North Lodge of the Former Royal Free Hospital, Old Royal Free Place

WRENN ID
narrow-plaster-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Lodge
Address
North Lodge of the Former Royal Free Hospital, Old Royal Free Place, Liverpool Road
OS grid reference
TQ 314 836
Coordinates
51.53689, -0.10681
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The North Lodge of the former Royal Free Hospital, located at Old Royal Free Place, is a mid-19th century building that originally served as a lodge for the London Fever Hospital. It is constructed of red brick laid in English bond and features slate roofs. The lodge is a single storey with a one-window range, and it has pilasters at the corners. The south front has a flat-arched entrance, while a flat-arched window is situated in a bay. The building has a hipped roof with lower hips over the bays on the north and south fronts, and it includes a ridge stack. The structure has undergone significant rebuilding over time.

Local climate

North Lodge of the Former Royal Free Hospital, Old Royal Free Place 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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