North Lodge to the National Physical Laboratory is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1983. A C19 Lodge. 9 related planning applications.

North Lodge to the National Physical Laboratory

WRENN ID
broken-entrance-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Twickenham MP: Munira Wilson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1983
Type
Lodge
Address
North Lodge to the National Physical Laboratory, TW11 0LW
OS grid reference
TQ 155 706
Coordinates
51.42276, -0.33886
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

North Lodge was built in the early 19th century as part of the National Physical Laboratory. It stands just inside the main gates. The lodge is a two-storey building with a double-bowed front, featuring three windows on each floor. The exterior is covered in yellow cement and has a slate roof. A central porch is present, supported by Ionic columns set in a recessed surround.

Local climate

North Lodge to the National Physical Laboratory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • Sale history — 13 transactions since 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 9 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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