Gates and Railings Along North Boundary of Royal Naval College is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Gates and railings.

Gates and Railings Along North Boundary of Royal Naval College

WRENN ID
sacred-jamb-thistle
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 Along North Boundary of Royal Naval College, Romney Road Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 385 780
Coordinates
51.48411, -0.00616
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates and railings along the north boundary of the Royal Naval College date from the 19th century. They feature tall cast iron railings adorned with leaf heads, which rest on a stone plinth. Aligned with the main plan, there are four square cast iron piers decorated with patterns of thistles, roses, trefoils, and crowns. The central double gate is embellished with wrought iron cresting and maritime symbols, accompanied by single side gates. The piers are topped with wrought iron ogee caps that hold lamps above.

Local climate

Gates and Railings Along North Boundary of Royal Naval College 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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