Wellhead in South Western Courtyard of the Royal Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. A C19 Wellhead.

Wellhead in South Western Courtyard of the Royal Hospital

WRENN ID
carved-panel-saffron
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
Wellhead
Address
Wellhead in South Western Courtyard of the Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road Sw3
OS grid reference
TQ 279 780
Coordinates
51.48655, -0.15859
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wellhead located in the south-western courtyard of The Royal Hospital is likely from the 19th century. It features wrought iron openwork with an octagonal base and an ogee roof that supports a shaft and lantern.

Local climate

Wellhead in South Western Courtyard of the 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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