Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Prince of Wales Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Gatepiers and gates.

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Prince of Wales Gate

WRENN ID
ragged-foundation-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Gatepiers and gates
Address
Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Prince of Wales Gate, Hyde Park W2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 271 797
Coordinates
51.50203, -0.17021
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates, gatepiers, and railings at Prince of Wales Gate date from the early 19th century. They feature six gatepiers made of Portland stone, with the central gatepiers being larger and rusticated. Each gatepier is topped with a polygonal lantern. Between the gatepiers, there are cast iron spearhead gates and railings.

Local climate

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Prince of Wales 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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