Wandsworth Prison Prison Governor's House (South East of Main Gate) is a Grade II listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Prison governor's house. 29 related planning applications.
Wandsworth Prison Prison Governor's House (South East of Main Gate)
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Tooting MP: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1983
- Type
- Prison governor's house
- Address
- Wandsworth Prison Prison Governor's House (South East of Main Gate), Heathfield Road Sw18
- OS grid reference
- TQ 268 739
- Coordinates
- 51.45017, -0.1765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wandsworth Prison Governor's House, located southeast of the main gate, was built in 1849 by D R Hill. This large Italianate building features an asymmetrical design with three major bays, constructed from pale gault bricks and stone dressings. It has a high basement and a flight of steps leading to a recessed two-storey entrance. The left side of the house includes a three-storey tower with coupled sash windows, while the right side has a two-storey block with triplet sash windows. The entrance door is enclosed in a glazed lean-to porch. The windows are round-arched, with jambs, vermiculated imposts, keyblocks, and radiating glazing bars.
Local climate
Wandsworth Prison Prison Governor's House (South East of Main Gate) 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 29 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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