Gate Piers Between Princess Mary House and Duke's House is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Gate piers.

Gate Piers Between Princess Mary House and Duke's House

WRENN ID
peeling-railing-raven
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
Gate piers
Address
Gate Piers Between Princess Mary House and Duke's House, Vincent Street Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 299 787
Coordinates
51.49295, -0.13017
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers between Princess Mary House and Duke's House were built between 1928 and 1930 by Sir Edwin Lutyens as part of his work for the Grosvenor Estate. They are made of ashlar and feature tall square piers topped with ball finials.

Local climate

Gate Piers Between Princess Mary House and Duke's House 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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