Building to Centre of South West Side of College Court, Royal Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Outbuilding. 44 related planning applications.
Building to Centre of South West Side of College Court, Royal Hospital
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-rubble-elder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1969
- Type
- Outbuilding
- Address
- Building to Centre of South West Side of College Court, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road Sw3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 279 779
- Coordinates
- 51.4862, -0.15915
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is an outbuilding located at the center of the southwest side of College Court in the Royal Hospital, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is constructed of amber brick with red dressings, featuring Portland stone quoins and a door architrave. The structure is symmetrical, consisting of a central section that is three storeys high with a basement, three windows wide, and central entrances. The first floor has round-headed windows, while the other floors have square-headed windows, all fitted with sash windows and glazing bars. Above the central section, there is a pediment with a circular window. The wings of the building are each two storeys high with a basement and three windows wide. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, extending to the eaves, and there are cornices present. Additionally, early 19th-century area railings are found around the property.
Local climate
Building to Centre of South West Side of College Court, Royal Hospital 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 44 applications
- 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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