Gordon House (Hospital Quarters), Royal Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. House. 17 related planning applications.

Gordon House (Hospital Quarters), Royal Hospital

WRENN ID
blind-rood-jackdaw
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
House
Address
Gordon House (Hospital Quarters), Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road Sw3
OS grid reference
TQ 279 778
Coordinates
51.48547, -0.15873
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gordon House, located in the Royal Hospital, is a large house built in 1809, designed by architect Thomas Leverton. The building has two storeys and features five windows, along with a two-storey, two-window extension. It is constructed of yellow brick and has undergone later alterations.

Local climate

Gordon House (Hospital Quarters), 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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