23-47, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. A Victorian Block of flats. 1 related planning application.
23-47, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1 (See details for further address information)
- WRENN ID
- vast-nave-larch
- 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
- Block of flats
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- 23-47, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1 (See details for further address information), 44-52, Buckingham Palace Road Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1W 0RN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 288 792
- Coordinates
- 51.4971, -0.14545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building, located at 23-47 Grosvenor Gardens in Westminster, is a block of purpose-built flats designed to resemble a palace facade. It was constructed around 1868 by Thomas Cundy III. The structure is made of red brick with stone dressings and features shaped slate mansards, showcasing a French Renaissance style. It has four storeys, an attic mansard, and a basement, with a total of 23 bays. The central five bays and three bays at either end project slightly, topped with pavilion roofs. There are entrances at the center and ends, with additional subsidiary entrances in between. The ground floor is marked by rusticated piers, and the windows on this level are plate glass set in "Caernarvon" arches. Above, the windows are square-headed, except for those on the second floor, which are round-headed with pediments. The building is adorned with cast iron window guards, a rich cornice, and iron cresting along the ridge. Dormers are present, some framed in oval surrounds and others with pediments.
Local climate
23-47, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1 (See details for further address information) 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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