Gothic Ruins on Borders of Former Japanese Gardens, Gunnersbury Park is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1973. Ruin.
Gothic Ruins on Borders of Former Japanese Gardens, Gunnersbury Park
- WRENN ID
- twisted-tallow-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1973
- Type
- Ruin
- Address
- Gothic Ruins on Borders of Former Japanese Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, Gunnersbury Avenue W3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 192 791
- Coordinates
- 51.49875, -0.284
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gothic ruins located on the borders of the former Japanese Gardens in Gunnersbury Park were created for the Rothschild family in the early to mid 19th century. The structure features brick walls that are cement rendered, with pointed arches, including triple arched panels. There is a round turret that contains a spiral staircase, and two arches with pillars that are partially sunk into the ground.
Local climate
Gothic Ruins on Borders of Former Japanese Gardens, Gunnersbury Park sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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