Aroid House Number 1 is a Grade II* listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. Pavilion.

Aroid House Number 1

WRENN ID
iron-pedestal-briar
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1950
Type
Pavilion
Address
Aroid House Number 1, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, TW9 3AB
OS grid reference
TQ 186 775
Coordinates
51.48432, -0.29245
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Aroid House No 1 is a 19th-century building designed by John Nash. Originally, it was one of two pavilions that flanked the Garden Facade of Buckingham Palace. The structure features glass walls supported by square Tuscan piers on the sides and six Ionic columns in antis at the front. The pediments and most of the roof are also glazed, while the north wall is blind. It was re-erected in its current location in 1836.

Local climate

Aroid House Number 1 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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