Gates and Railings in Front of Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Gates and railings. 1 related planning application.
Gates and Railings in Front of Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital
- WRENN ID
- ruined-landing-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1973
- Type
- Gates and railings
- Address
- Gates and Railings in Front of Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital, Romney Road Se10, SE10 9NN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 384 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48155, -0.0072
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates and railings in front of the Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital date from the 19th century. They feature tall, lancehead cast iron railings supported by square stone piers at regular intervals. Aligned with the hospital, there are two small stone arches that include wide pilasters and an entablature, with small cast iron gates set within each arch. Additionally, there are double cast iron gates situated between the arches.
Local climate
Gates and Railings in Front of Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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- Royal Naval College Fountains in Grounds on Axes to West of King Charles' and King William's Quarters
- Building to South of Devonport House (Now Part of Nurses' Home)
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