Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 is a Grade II* listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1979. Forecourt walls, railings, gate.
Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23
- WRENN ID
- solemn-loggia-acorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 March 1979
- Type
- Forecourt walls, railings, gate
- Address
- Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23, Old Town
- OS grid reference
- TQ 292 756
- Coordinates
- 51.46507, -0.14114
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt walls, railings, and gate to Number 23 are early 19th century features made of stock brick. The end walls have quadrant curves on the sides, creating a spacious forecourt. The outer wall is rendered and includes tall end piers topped with wrought iron railings that have alternating plain and curved standards, with urn finials at intervals. In the center, there is a tall single wrought iron gate flanked by ornamental side panels and an overthrow.
Local climate
Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 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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