Bandstand on North Side of Serpentine Road Near East End of Serpentine Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Bandstand. 5 related planning applications.

Bandstand on North Side of Serpentine Road Near East End of Serpentine Road

WRENN ID
lone-stair-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1987
Type
Bandstand
Address
Bandstand on North Side of Serpentine Road Near East End of Serpentine Road, Hyde Park W2, City of Westminster, W2 2UH
OS grid reference
TQ 280 800
Coordinates
51.50503, -0.15643
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bandstand, located on the north side of Serpentine Road near the east end, was built around 1890. It has an octagonal shape and is constructed from stock brick with a stone-dressed platform that includes a basement. The structure features decorative cast iron columns with foliated brackets that support a tent roof. This roof is adorned with a wooden valance and topped with a blind lantern that has a spike finial.

Local climate

Bandstand on North Side of Serpentine Road Near East End of Serpentine Road 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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