Victoria Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. Gate.

Victoria Gate

WRENN ID
carved-step-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 May 1983
Type
Gate
Address
Victoria Gate, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, TW9 3AB
OS grid reference
TQ 188 768
Coordinates
51.47788, -0.29067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Victoria Gate is a mid-19th century elaborate iron gate located at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. It features a central pair of gates flanked by pedestrian gates, all adorned with arched panels that are foliated and scrolled. The central gates are topped with an overthrow. The gates are set between four rusticated stone piers, each crowned with vases. The inner gate piers display a coronet with "VR" within panels. The gatepiers are made of rusticated Portland stone and are also topped with urns. The iron panels of the gates are identical in design to those of the Cumberland Gates.

Local climate

Victoria Gate 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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