Temple Against Mews Wall in Garden to Rear of Number 32 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Garden temple.
Temple Against Mews Wall in Garden to Rear of Number 32
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-banister-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- Garden temple
- Address
- Temple Against Mews Wall in Garden to Rear of Number 32, Curzon Street, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 285 802
- Coordinates
- 51.50625, -0.14867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a garden temple dating from the late 18th century, constructed of stone and situated against the mews wall at the rear of number 32 Curzon Street in Westminster. The temple features a facade adorned with six fluted columns, an enriched frieze decorated with swags and bucrania, and a large pediment that spans the full width of the structure. It is noted as a rare survival.
Local climate
Temple Against Mews Wall in Garden to Rear of Number 32 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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