Gateway to St James's Park, Opposite Marlborough Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Gateway. 8 related planning applications.
Gateway to St James's Park, Opposite Marlborough Road
- WRENN ID
- rooted-brass-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Gateway to St James's Park, Opposite Marlborough Road, the Mall Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1A 1AA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 294 799
- Coordinates
- 51.50353, -0.13584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gateway to St James's Park, located opposite Marlborough Road, was built around 1901-1911 by Aston Webb as part of his Victoria Memorial-Mall scheme. It features Portland stone piers and iron gates. There are three tall, panelled gate piers adorned with carved armorial badges, cornice caps, and ball finials. The ornamental gates are designed in the style of Louis XV and Louis XVI, showcasing swept openwork overthrows.
Local climate
Gateway to St James's Park, Opposite Marlborough Road 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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