Little Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. A C17 Gateway.
Little Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1970
- Type
- Gateway
- Address
- Little Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library, Broad Sanctuary Sw1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 300 793
- Coordinates
- 51.49848, -0.12755
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The staircase, doorway, and gateway at Little Dean's Yard provide access to the Busby Library and the south end of the Dormitory range on the first floor. The stone gateway was built in 1734, while the staircase and upper doorway date from 1664 to 1669. The gateway features a semicircular arch made of rusticated masonry, with moulded imposts, a cornice, and an overall pediment. The Royal Coat of Arms is displayed in the tympanum. The staircase consists of a straight flight flanked by parapets adorned with strapwork scrolls. The doorway is archivolt arched, with a block keystone, and is flanked by Ionic pilasters that support a cornice and blocking course.
Local climate
Little Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library 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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