Retaining Wall of Pond in Front of Palm House is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. Retaining wall.
Retaining Wall of Pond in Front of Palm House
- WRENN ID
- kindled-foundation-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1983
- Type
- Retaining wall
- Address
- Retaining Wall of Pond in Front of Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, TW9 3AB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 187 770
- Coordinates
- 51.47975, -0.292
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The retaining wall of the pond in front of the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew was built in 1847 by W.E. Nesfield, who also designed the four main vistas: Broad Walk, Holly Walk, Pagoda Vista, and Cedar Vista. The wall is topped with 26 buff terracotta urns and vases.
Local climate
Retaining Wall of Pond in Front of Palm House 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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