Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Lodge.

Lodge

WRENN ID
vacant-barrel-lake
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
Lodge
Address
Lodge, Kensington High Street W8
OS grid reference
TQ 246 795
Coordinates
51.50094, -0.20535
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lodge, built in the mid-19th century, is a two-storey structure with an 'L' shape and an octagonal tower at the corner. It is constructed of red brick featuring black patterning and has a two-coloured tiled roof, complemented by carved bargeboards on the gables. The building is topped with two tall chimneys.

Local climate

Lodge 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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