Argyle House and Gates and Railings is a Grade II* listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1954. Substantial house. 9 related planning applications.
Argyle House and Gates and Railings
- WRENN ID
- quiet-corbel-finch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1954
- Type
- Substantial house
- Address
- Argyle House and Gates and Railings, 211, King's Road Sw3, SW3 5EH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 271 780
- Coordinates
- 51.48669, -0.17022
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Argyle House, built in 1723 by Giacome Leoni, is a substantial two-storey house located on the south side of King's Road. The building features five windows and is constructed of amber brick. It has a stone cornice and blocking course, along with a brick band at the first floor level. The first floor windows are adorned with consoles and cornices, while the central window also includes architraves and a pediment above the entrance. This entrance is flanked by three-quarter Roman Doric columns and pilasters, with an entablature above, topped by a stone balustrade between pedestals that hold urns. The property is complemented by wrought iron railings and a gate, which have been repaired, set between brick piers that feature ball caps.
Local climate
Argyle House and Gates and Railings 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 — 9 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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