Buckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers with Lamps Fronting Buckingham Gate and As Entrance to Ambassadors' Court is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A C19 Gates and railings.

Buckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers with Lamps Fronting Buckingham Gate and As Entrance to Ambassadors' Court

WRENN ID
rough-minaret-candle
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
Gates and railings
Address
Buckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers with Lamps Fronting Buckingham Gate and As Entrance to Ambassadors' Court, the Mall Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 291 795
Coordinates
51.50016, -0.14144
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Buckingham Palace gates, railings, piers, and gate piers with lamps, located at Buckingham Gate and serving as the entrance to Ambassadors' Court, were constructed around 1830. They feature cast iron railings and carriage gates adorned with spear head finials. The piers and gate piers are made of plain ashlar stone, topped with deep capping blocks. Each is surmounted by octagonal lamps with crown finials, which are mounted on short standards that rise from Corinthian capital cast iron bases.

Local climate

Buckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers with Lamps Fronting Buckingham Gate and As Entrance to Ambassadors' Court 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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