Garden Gates to Downshire House (On North Side of House) is a Grade II listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Garden gates.

Garden Gates to Downshire House (On North Side of House)

WRENN ID
south-entrance-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Putney MP: Fleur Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1983
Type
Garden gates
Address
Garden Gates to Downshire House (On North Side of House), Roehampton Lane Sw15, SW15 5PU
OS grid reference
TQ 221 741
Coordinates
51.45292, -0.24399
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden gates to Downshire House, located on the north side of the house, date from the late 18th century. They are made of wrought iron and feature a scroll overthrow between the piers.

Local climate

Garden Gates to Downshire House (On North Side of House) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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