Balustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Balustrade. 2 related planning applications.

Balustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8

WRENN ID
night-corridor-oak
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
Balustrade
Address
Balustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8, Hyde Park Gate Sw7, SW7 5EW
OS grid reference
TQ 263 796
Coordinates
51.50131, -0.18124
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The balustrade to the forecourt of numbers 1 to 8 Hyde Park Gate is a mid-19th century structure made of stucco. It is included in the listing for its group value with numbers 1 to 4.

Local climate

Balustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8 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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