Railings and Gatepiers Gates to Number 24 is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. Gates and railings.
Railings and Gatepiers Gates to Number 24
- WRENN ID
- half-spire-pigeon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1970
- Type
- Gates and railings
- Address
- Railings and Gatepiers Gates to Number 24, Belgrave Square Sw1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 282 792
- Coordinates
- 51.498, -0.15374
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings and gatepiers for the forecourt of the Spanish Embassy, located at Number 24, were built around 1840 to 1850. They are made of stucco and feature two pairs of gatepiers. The railings are crafted from cast iron with spearhead designs, and the gates are adorned with anthemion decoration.
Local climate
Railings and Gatepiers Gates to Number 24 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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