Gates, Gate Piers and Street Railings to Guys Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Gate, railings. 16 related planning applications.
Gates, Gate Piers and Street Railings to Guys Hospital
- WRENN ID
- south-nave-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Gate, railings
- Address
- Gates, Gate Piers and Street Railings to Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 328 801
- Coordinates
- 51.50446, -0.08776
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates, gate piers, and street railings to Guy's Hospital, located on the south side of St Thomas Street, were constructed in 1741. They feature original wrought-iron gates and railings that enhance the entrance. Above the gates is a decorative overthrow that holds a shield with the inscription "Dare quam Accipere." The gate piers are made of rusticated stone and topped with ball finials, and they include niches that serve both the street and the forecourt.
Local climate
Gates, Gate Piers and Street Railings to 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 16 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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