Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates at Former St John's School is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. Forecourt wall, railings, gate piers, gates.
Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates at Former St John's School
- WRENN ID
- rusted-arch-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 March 1981
- Type
- Forecourt wall, railings, gate piers, gates
- Address
- Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates at Former St John's School, Canterbury Crescent Sw9
- OS grid reference
- TQ 311 756
- Coordinates
- 51.46429, -0.11294
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall, railings, gate piers, and gates at the former St John's School date from around 1853. The structure features a low brick wall with stone coping that runs from the south-west corner of the building to the east end of the property. This wall supports cast iron railings topped with fleur-de-lys finials. At the entrance, a pair of stone gate piers holds taller wrought iron gates that match the railings, featuring double standards to half rail.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates at Former St John's School 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
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