Abbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey Close is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. Railings.

Abbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey Close

WRENN ID
slow-rotunda-cream
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
Railings
Address
Abbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey Close, Broad Sanctuary Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 299 795
Coordinates
51.49956, -0.12872
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Abbey Precinct railings, located to the west of the Abbey and at the east end of Abbey Close, date from the 17th and 18th centuries, with sections in Abbey Close added around 1882 by either J.L. Pearson or W.D. Caröe. These railings are made of cast iron and feature decorative strapwork standards topped with urn finials.

Local climate

Abbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey Close 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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