Forecourt Railings and Gates to North of Seamen's Old Burial Ground and Nurses' Home is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Forecourt railings and gates.
Forecourt Railings and Gates to North of Seamen's Old Burial Ground and Nurses' Home
- WRENN ID
- bitter-rubblework-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1973
- Type
- Forecourt railings and gates
- Address
- Forecourt Railings and Gates to North of Seamen's Old Burial Ground and Nurses' Home, Romney Road Se10
- OS grid reference
- TQ 385 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48154, -0.00679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt railings and gates located to the north of the Seamen's Old Burial Ground and the Nurses' Home date from the 19th century. They feature tall, lancehead cast iron railings supported by square stone piers at regular intervals, which continue around the corner to King William Walk. Opposite the entrance to the Nurses' Home, there are two small stone arches, each adorned with wide pilasters and an entablature, along with cast iron lampholders featuring an acanthus pattern above. Within these arches, there are small cast iron gates, and between them, there are double cast iron gates.
Local climate
Forecourt Railings and Gates to North of Seamen's Old Burial Ground and Nurses' Home 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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