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Principal Entrance Gates and Railings Fronting Kew Green, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

A Grade II* Listed Building in Kew, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4844 / 51°29'3"N

Longitude: -0.2913 / 0°17'28"W

OS Eastings: 518738

OS Northings: 177548

OS Grid: TQ187775

Mapcode National: GBR 7Z.96L

Mapcode Global: VHGQW.WYVF

Plus Code: 9C3XFPM5+QF

Entry Name: Principal Entrance Gates and Railings Fronting Kew Green, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Listing Date: 25 May 1983

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250801

English Heritage Legacy ID: 433277

Also known as: Principal entrance gates and railings fronting Kew Green

ID on this website: 101250801

Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Strand on the Green, Richmond upon Thames, London, TW9

County: London

District: Richmond upon Thames

Electoral Ward/Division: Kew

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Richmond upon Thames

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Kew St Anne

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/10/2017

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
Principal entrance gates and railings fronting Kew Green

(Formerly listed as Principal entrance gates and railings fronting Kew Green, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS)

II*
Gates by Decimus Burton 1848. Ironwork by Walker of Rotherham. Foliated and scrolled design with armorial centre-piece, set in mitred framework with two rows of anthemion pattern dog-rail. Elaborate overthrow. Matching single side entrance gates, all between Portland stone piers with garlanded panels by John Heming Jnr. The central piers are crowned by vases which came from an earlier pair of entrance gates to Kew Palace. Spear-headed railings with smaller, closely-set spearheaded dog-rail forming quadrant to either side of entrance and terminating in coupled, fused, Portland stone piers with urns.

Listing NGR: TQ1873577559

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