Bandstand to South of Great Cross Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. A C19 Bandstand. 3 related planning applications.
Bandstand to South of Great Cross Avenue
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1973
- Type
- Bandstand
- Address
- Bandstand to South of Great Cross Avenue, Greenwich Park Se10, SE10 8QY
- OS grid reference
- TQ 391 771
- Coordinates
- 51.47646, 0.0029
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bandstand located to the south of Great Cross Avenue in Greenwich Park is a late 19th-century structure. It features an octagonal shape supported by cast iron columns adorned with ornamental spandrels. The bandstand is topped with a low, conical roof made of copper. Surrounding it are cast iron railings that rest on a plinth constructed from multicoloured stock brick, which is partly rendered.
Local climate
Bandstand to South of Great Cross Avenue 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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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