Forecourt Wall and Railings to Numbers 553, 555 and 557 is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. A 19th century Boundary wall, railings.

Forecourt Wall and Railings to Numbers 553, 555 and 557

WRENN ID
lapsed-pavement-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 1974
Type
Boundary wall, railings
Period
19th century
Address
Forecourt Wall and Railings to Numbers 553, 555 and 557, Wandsworth Road Sw8
OS grid reference
TQ 292 761
Coordinates
51.46998, -0.13994
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt wall and railings to numbers 553, 555, and 557 on Wandsworth Road date from the early to mid-19th century. The structure features a low brick wall topped with stone coping, which supports spearhead cast iron railings. The railings are designed with a double row to the half rail and are adorned with fleur-de-lys finials.

Local climate

Forecourt Wall and Railings to Numbers 553, 555 and 557 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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