Forecourt Railings, Piers and Gates to Apsley House is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Circa 1828 Railings and gates.
Forecourt Railings, Piers and Gates to Apsley House
- WRENN ID
- guardian-wattle-ebony
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Railings and gates
- Address
- Forecourt Railings, Piers and Gates to Apsley House, Piccadilly W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 283 798
- Coordinates
- 51.5033, -0.15157
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt railings, piers, and gates to Apsley House date from around 1828 and are made of stone and cast iron. There are 15 square stone piers, each featuring waterleaf capitals and cornices. The railings and gates are elaborately designed with a foliated pattern. The piers flank two gateways, which are topped with domed polygonal lanterns.
Local climate
Forecourt Railings, Piers and Gates to Apsley 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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