Gateway at Axis to West of Charlton House is a Grade I listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. A Late C17 Gateway. 1 related planning application.

Gateway at Axis to West of Charlton House

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1951
Type
Gateway
Address
Gateway at Axis to West of Charlton House, Charlton Road Se7
OS grid reference
TQ 414 777
Coordinates
51.4806, 0.03629
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gateway located on the axis to the west of Charlton House is a late 17th-century free-standing arch made of stuccoed stone. It features a round arch with a moulded architrave and imposts. Flanking the arch are Corinthian columns that support an entablature. Above the entablature is a cresting adorned with a vase and cornucopiae. The columns are set on a plinth.

Local climate

Gateway at Axis to West of Charlton 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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