Alcove from Old London Bridge in Inner Quadrangle of Guys Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Alcove. 2 related planning applications.

Alcove from Old London Bridge in Inner Quadrangle of Guys Hospital

WRENN ID
drifting-nave-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Alcove
Address
Alcove from Old London Bridge in Inner Quadrangle of Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, SE1 9RT
OS grid reference
TQ 328 800
Coordinates
51.50389, -0.08799
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The alcove from old London Bridge, located in the inner quadrangle of Guy's Hospital, was constructed between 1858 and 1862 by George Dance. It features a stone semicircular wall with a half dome and cornices on both the inside and outside. There are half-balusters on either side, and a decorative scroll is applied at the top of the arch. The alcove was resited between 1902 and 1904. Originally intended as a shelter for convalescents, it now serves as an ornamental feature in the inner quadrangle of Guy's Hospital.

Local climate

Alcove from Old London Bridge in Inner Quadrangle of Guys Hospital 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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