The Royal Hospital Entrance Gates and Lodges (On North West Side of Burton's Court) Fronting St Leonard's Terrace is a Grade I listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Gate.
The Royal Hospital Entrance Gates and Lodges (On North West Side of Burton's Court) Fronting St Leonard's Terrace
- WRENN ID
- muffled-railing-auburn
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1969
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- The Royal Hospital Entrance Gates and Lodges (On North West Side of Burton's Court) Fronting St Leonard's Terrace, Royal Hospital Road Sw3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 278 782
- Coordinates
- 51.48886, -0.16062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Hospital entrance gates and lodges, located on the north-west side of Burton's Court and facing St Leonard's Terrace, were built between 1682 and 1702. They consist of two one-storey lodges made of brown brick, featuring red dressings and wooden mutule cornices. The lodges are positioned on either side of the entrance gates and railings, which are set between stone piers topped with trophies, aligning with the main axis of the hospital.
Local climate
The Royal Hospital Entrance Gates and Lodges (On North West Side of Burton's Court) Fronting St Leonard's Terrace 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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