Two Gateways with Cast Iron Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Gateway.
Two Gateways with Cast Iron Gates
- WRENN ID
- stark-eave-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1969
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Two Gateways with Cast Iron Gates, Kensington Palace Gardens W8
- OS grid reference
- TQ 255 805
- Coordinates
- 51.50967, -0.19244
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two gateways with cast iron gates were built in 1845. They are linked by an elaborate central pier that features a cornice and a niche. The gateways are made of stucco and have arched pedestrian side entrances, along with cast iron gates, railings, and lamps.
Local climate
Two Gateways with Cast Iron Gates 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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