Wall to South West and Forming Boundary to Garden of Number 25 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1990. Wall. 2 related planning applications.

Wall to South West and Forming Boundary to Garden of Number 25

WRENN ID
late-postern-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 March 1990
Type
Wall
Address
Wall to South West and Forming Boundary to Garden of Number 25, Oakley Gardens Sw3
OS grid reference
TQ 273 777
Coordinates
51.48438, -0.1672
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This garden wall, dating from the mid-16th to mid-17th centuries and subject to later repairs and alterations, is a significant historical remnant. The wall, approximately 70 metres in length, originally formed the eastern boundary of Winchester House, built between 1639 and 1649 for James, Duke of Hamilton, and was part of the garden of a Manor House constructed for Henry VIII after 1536. The earliest section of the wall is constructed of brick in a random bond. The southern end was rebuilt in the early to mid-19th century with later brickwork. The wall returns to the east for approximately 15 metres and then for about 20 metres to the north, where the most complete section remains, still featuring its original triangular brick coping. The wall forms the south-western boundary and garden boundary of number 25.

Local climate

Wall to South West and Forming Boundary to Garden of Number 25 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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