Gate and Railings to Old Friars Old Friars is a Grade II* listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. Gate and railings. 7 related planning applications.
Gate and Railings to Old Friars Old Friars
- WRENN ID
- hushed-brass-bramble
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1950
- Type
- Gate and railings
- Address
- Gate and Railings to Old Friars Old Friars, Richmond Green, TW9 1NH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 176 748
- Coordinates
- 51.46025, -0.30784
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 17th-century house, with an inscription on a rainwater head indicating 1687. The main part of the house, dating from the late 17th to early 18th century, is constructed of brown brick with red dressings, and features a double-hipped roof parallel to the facade, topped by a modillion cornice. It is three storeys high and has five windows across the front. The main entrance has a broken entablature supported by carved consoles. To the right of the main building is a two-storey wing, set back and with two windows. Brick banding runs in line with the main facade. Further to the right are two two-storey set-backs. The ground floor of the main building is currently used as a garage. Notable are the fine wrought-iron gates and railings. The interior of the house has not been inspected.
Local climate
Gate and Railings to Old Friars Old Friars 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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