Railings and Gate with Overthrow at No 37 is a Grade II* listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. A Early Modern House. 1 related planning application.

Railings and Gate with Overthrow at No 37

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1950
Type
House
Period
Early Modern
Address
Railings and Gate with Overthrow at No 37, Stepney Green E1, E1 3JX
OS grid reference
TQ 355 819
Coordinates
51.52014, -0.04779
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railings and gate with overthrow at number 37 are part of a circa 1700 Queen Anne house. The house is constructed of brown brick with a moulded brick band at the first floor level. It has bold wooden modillion eaves under a cornice, and a tiled roof. The house is two storeys high, with a basement and pedimented dormers. It has five windows with red brick dressings and gauged flat arches, containing sash windows with flush frames and glazing bars. The doorcase features panelled pilasters and carved scroll brackets supporting a fine shell hood. A set of entrance steps leads to the property, featuring wrought iron railings and a gate with a fine wrought iron overthrow. The interior includes a fine contemporary staircase, panelling, and two marble fireplaces, one with a pediment. Nos 27A to 37 (odd) form a group.

Local climate

Railings and Gate with Overthrow at No 37 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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