Lion Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. A C18 Gate.

Lion Gate

WRENN ID
far-granite-mist
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
Lion Gate, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, TW9 3AB
OS grid reference
TQ 186 760
Coordinates
51.47062, -0.29364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lion Gate is a late 18th century or early 19th century gateway located in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. It features a single opening made of yellow gauged brick, topped with a portico above a cornice. At the top of the gate, there is a buff terracotta lion in a reclining position, adorned with a coronet, facing north. This design is comparable to The Unicorn Gate.

Local climate

Lion 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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