Gates, Gatepiers and Balustraded Wall to East of Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Gates and wall. 7 related planning applications.
Gates, Gatepiers and Balustraded Wall to East of Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia
- WRENN ID
- crooked-chapel-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- Gates and wall
- Address
- Gates, Gatepiers and Balustraded Wall to East of Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia, Moscow Road W2, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 256 808
- Coordinates
- 51.51252, -0.19119
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gates, gatepiers, and a balustraded wall were constructed in 1877 and are located to the east of the Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia. They are designed in a Byzantine style and made of terracotta. The structure features a low stuccoed wall that supports square fluted balusters with cubic capitals, which in turn support a moulded handrail. The gatepiers have pointed finials on their shafted piers.
Local climate
Gates, Gatepiers and Balustraded Wall to East of Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia 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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- Related listed building consents — 7 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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