Forecourt Railings and Gates to National Maritime Museum is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Railings, gates.

Forecourt Railings and Gates to National Maritime Museum

WRENN ID
grey-threshold-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Railings, gates
Address
Forecourt Railings and Gates to National Maritime Museum, Romney Road Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 386 778
Coordinates
51.48228, -0.00459
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt railings and gates to the National Maritime Museum date from the 19th century. They feature tall, lancehead cast iron railings set on a plinth of Portland stone. Aligned with the Queen's House, there are four square cast iron piers adorned with decorative motifs of roses, thistles, trefoils, and crowns. The piers are topped with wrought-iron ogee caps that hold lamps. The central double gate is made of cast iron and includes wrought iron cresting along with maritime symbols, complemented by single side gates.

Local climate

Forecourt Railings and Gates to National Maritime Museum 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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