The Pagoda is a Grade I listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. A C18 Pagoda.

The Pagoda

WRENN ID
lost-doorway-sorrel
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1950
Type
Pagoda
Period
C18
Address
The Pagoda, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, TW9 3AB
OS grid reference
TQ 184 760
Coordinates
51.47127, -0.29571
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Pagoda, located in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, was built between 1761 and 1762 by Sir William Chambers. This Grade I listed structure is made of grey stock brick and stands ten storeys high, reaching a height of 163 feet. It has an octagonal shape, with each of the upper storeys featuring arcades and balconies adorned with "Chippendale" style railings, painted in Chinese red on the balcony projections. The roofed coving above each storey is also painted red. The ground storey is supported by a ring of timber posts that hold up a slated roof. Originally, the Pagoda's roof was covered with glazed tiles, but it has since been replaced with lead. The roof was originally decorated with enamelled dragons.

Local climate

The Pagoda 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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