Gates, Railings, Gate Piers to New Palace Yard, Houses of Parliament is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Gate structure.

Gates, Railings, Gate Piers to New Palace Yard, Houses of Parliament

WRENN ID
inner-postern-sedge
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Gate structure
Address
Gates, Railings, Gate Piers to New Palace Yard, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 301 796
Coordinates
51.50057, -0.12593
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates, railings, and gate piers to New Palace Yard at the Houses of Parliament were constructed between 1860 and 1867 by E M Barry. They are designed in the Gothic style and made from Portland stone, as well as cast and wrought iron. The gate piers feature gablet-spire caps, and the railings and gates showcase intricate Gothic ironwork.

Local climate

Gates, Railings, Gate Piers to New Palace Yard, Houses of Parliament 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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