Gates, Gatepiers and Railings at Walthamstow Civic Centre is a Grade II listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Gates and railings.

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings at Walthamstow Civic Centre

WRENN ID
vacant-wattle-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow MP: Ms Stella Creasy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1987
Type
Gates and railings
Address
Gates, Gatepiers and Railings at Walthamstow Civic Centre, Forest Road E17
OS grid reference
TQ 377 897
Coordinates
51.59011, -0.01334
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates, gatepiers, and railings at Walthamstow Civic Centre were built between 1937 and 1942 by P.D. Hepworth. The main gates feature four piers made of Portland stone, which have rebated corners and are topped with polygonal metal lanterns. The decorative wrought-iron gates include spindle finials, and there is a central open work wrought iron pier with similar designs. The wrought-iron railings complement the overall design. The subsidiary gates also have openwork wrought iron piers and gates that match the main gates' decorations. These elements were designed as an integral part of the Civic Centre.

Local climate

Gates, Gatepiers and Railings at Walthamstow Civic Centre sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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