Stable Yard, to West of Chelsea Gate Roadway, Royal Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. A Regency Stable yard.

Stable Yard, to West of Chelsea Gate Roadway, Royal Hospital

WRENN ID
low-wicket-mist
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1969
Type
Stable yard
Period
Regency
Address
Stable Yard, to West of Chelsea Gate Roadway, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road Sw3
OS grid reference
TQ 278 780
Coordinates
51.4867, -0.16021
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable yard, located to the west of Chelsea Gate Roadway at the Royal Hospital, was built between 1814 and 1817 and designed by John Soane. It is constructed of yellow brick and consists of two storeys arranged around a courtyard. The facade features three bays, with a central arched entrance set in an arched reveal. On either side of the entrance are arched windows and entrances, also in repeated arched reveals. There are two chimneys with stone acroteria. To the left and right, there are one-storey lodges topped with pyramidal slate roofs, each featuring central arches flanked by niches.

Local climate

Stable Yard, to West of Chelsea Gate Roadway, Royal Hospital 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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