Royal Arsenal Middle Gate and Attached Boundary Wall to the West is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Gateway.

Royal Arsenal Middle Gate and Attached Boundary Wall to the West

WRENN ID
other-facade-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Gateway
Address
Royal Arsenal Middle Gate and Attached Boundary Wall to the West, Plumstead Road Se18
OS grid reference
TQ 442 789
Coordinates
51.49121, 0.07697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Royal Arsenal Middle Gate, built in 1843, is a gateway made of artificial stone featuring cast-iron gates. It is flanked by four vermiculated piers that have scrolled brackets supporting a cornice and a blocking course. A later addition is a clock located on the second pier from the west. The gates are wrought-iron and segmental-arched, with outer wickets. Attached to the gateway is a brick boundary wall, dating to around 1800, which extends approximately 60 meters to the west.

Local climate

Royal Arsenal Middle Gate and Attached Boundary Wall to the West 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 98% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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