Upper Stables is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Stables. 1 related planning application.

Upper Stables

WRENN ID
gaunt-balcony-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1984
Type
Stables
Address
Upper Stables, Kensington Palace W8
OS grid reference
TQ 257 801
Coordinates
51.50623, -0.18948
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Upper Stables is a former stable building, now used as a residence, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of yellow brick with a green slate hipped roof that features bracketed eaves. The building has Portland stone footings and stands two storeys tall, with a width of seven windows. The central three windows are slightly advanced and positioned beneath a hipped gable. The ground floor has arcades that are largely blind, but there are thermal windows at the heads. A central entrance completes the façade.

Local climate

Upper Stables sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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