Gates and Gatepiers is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Gates and gatepiers. 7 related planning applications.

Gates and Gatepiers

WRENN ID
riven-passage-curlew
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
Gates and gatepiers
Address
Gates and Gatepiers, Palace Green W8
OS grid reference
TQ 258 797
Coordinates
51.50259, -0.18885
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gates and gatepiers located on Palace Green, dating from the mid to late 19th century. They are made of cast iron and provide access to Kensington High Street.

Local climate

Gates and Gatepiers 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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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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  1. 1, Palace Green W8 Grade II* 58 m
  2. Old Barrack Block at Kensington Palace Grade II 61 m
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  4. 48, Kensington Court Grade II 83 m
  5. Entrance Gates to Kensington Palace Grade II 85 m
  6. 2, Palace Green W8 Grade II* 92 m
  7. Kensington Fire Station Grade II 93 m
  8. K6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington Gardens Grade II 106 m
  9. 9, Young Street Grade II 107 m
  10. 1, Kensington High Street W8 Grade II 108 m