Old Barrack Block at Kensington Palace is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Former barracks, house.

Old Barrack Block at Kensington Palace

WRENN ID
guardian-brick-jet
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
Former barracks, house
Address
Old Barrack Block at Kensington Palace, Kensington Palace W8
OS grid reference
TQ 258 797
Coordinates
51.50308, -0.18845
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Barrack Block at Kensington Palace is a former barracks that has been converted into houses. It dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century and is built of red brick with a tiled roof. The building has two storeys and features a symmetrical façade with a pattern of 2-4-1-4-2. The ends of the structure project slightly, and there is a band between the storeys. The ground floor has wood leaded windows with mullions and transoms, while the first floor has mullioned windows. In the center, there is a round-headed arch with a loft door above it. The building is topped with a hipped old tile roof and has a wooden eaves cornice.

Local climate

Old Barrack Block at Kensington Palace 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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