Entrance Arch from Gloucester Road is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1973. Archway. 1 related planning application.

Entrance Arch from Gloucester Road

WRENN ID
former-wall-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 August 1973
Type
Archway
Address
Entrance Arch from Gloucester Road, Kynance Mews Sw7, SW7 4QP
OS grid reference
TQ 261 791
Coordinates
51.49746, -0.18392
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an entrance archway, dating from around 1860. The archway is constructed of simple stucco and features rusticated piers and an architrave with vermiculation. A cornice sits above the arch. It is of group value, contributing to the character of the surrounding area.

Local climate

Entrance Arch from Gloucester Road 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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  • Sale history — 10 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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