Corporation Yard is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Refuse transfer depot. 1 related planning application.
Corporation Yard
- WRENN ID
- grey-spindle-moon
- 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
- Refuse transfer depot
- Address
- Corporation Yard, Kensal Road W10, W10 5BZ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 239 823
- Coordinates
- 51.52667, -0.21434
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Corporation Yard, formerly known as Paddington Vestry Refuse Transfer Depot, is a former refuse transfer depot built around 1880. The structure features a ramp, a covered wharf, and a bridge. It is constructed from stock brick with blue engineering brick dressings and includes metal joists. The shed is a two-storey building, with the upper level covered by seven transverse pitched roofs supported by cylindrical iron columns, creating a covered wharf for the delivery of rubbish from barges below. The walls have brick arcading, and the lower storey is similarly detailed. Massive metal joists support the bridging across the wharf, which is enclosed by a heavy circular section iron balustrade. The ramp and bridge are finished with granite sets on the road surface, and there is an additional bridge to the west. The road side features bull-nosed stable pavoirs and canal edging.
Local climate
Corporation Yard 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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