The Gate House the Old Palace is a Grade I listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. A C18 and C19 House. 1 related planning application.

The Gate House the Old Palace

WRENN ID
ghost-chalk-thunder
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1950
Type
House
Period
C18 and C19
Address
The Gate House the Old Palace, Richmond Green, TW9 1PB
OS grid reference
TQ 175 749
Coordinates
51.46114, -0.30889
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gate House at The Old Palace is a Grade I listed building that incorporates the remains of Henry VII's Palace, dating back to 1501. The current structure consists of two houses primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries, built in dark red brick with battlements. It features an octagonal turret and projecting bays at both ends and in the center. The early 19th-century windows are square-headed and designed in the Tudor Gothic style. To the right of the building is the original Palace Gateway, which now provides access to Old Palace Yard. Above the arch of the gateway is a stone porch that displays the recently restored arms of Henry VII, with a room above that is part of The Gatehouse. The Old Palace is accessed from Richmond Green, while The Gatehouse can be entered through a canopied door just inside the Palace archway. The interiors have not been seen.

Local climate

The Gate House the Old Palace 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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