Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive) is a Grade II* listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. A Georgian Forecourt walls and railings. 7 related planning applications.

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive)

WRENN ID
standing-cellar-sunrise
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1981
Type
Forecourt walls and railings
Period
Georgian
Address
Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive), Clapham Common North Side Sw4, SW4 0RG
OS grid reference
TQ 290 753
Coordinates
51.46241, -0.14388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These 18th-century forecourt walls, railings, and gates stand on the north side of Clapham Common, fronting numbers 12 to 21 consecutively. Low brick walls, topped with stone copings, support wrought iron railings, although some of the railings have been replaced. Decorative wrought iron gates are present, and several feature decorative overthrows.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 12 to 21 (Consecutive) 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 13 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 7 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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