Gates to John Wesley's House is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. Gates. 1 related planning application.
Gates to John Wesley's House
- WRENN ID
- last-gutter-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1950
- Type
- Gates
- Address
- Gates to John Wesley's House, City Road, EC1Y 1AU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 327 822
- Coordinates
- 51.5236, -0.08726
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gates to John Wesley's house, dating from around 1770, are made of cast iron. They feature side framing, a scrolled overthrow, and a lampholder. The original railings that flanked the gates on a low brick wall have been removed.
Local climate
Gates to John Wesley's House 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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