Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's Gate is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Gate structure.

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's Gate

WRENN ID
keen-gravel-sunrise
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Gate structure
Address
Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's Gate, Kensington Gardens W2, City of Westminster, SW7 5ET
OS grid reference
TQ 263 796
Coordinates
51.50163, -0.18036
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates, gatepiers, and railings at Queen's Gate were constructed in 1858 and are made of Portland stone and cast iron. This elaborate structure features five pairs of intricate cast iron gates, with the central pair displaying a royal crest. There are four cast iron openwork gatepiers topped with globe lanterns. The entire composition is flanked by two Portland stone piers, each adorned with bronze figures of birds and fawns.

Local climate

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's 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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