38, Great James Street is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1957. Terraced house. 6 related planning applications.

38, Great James Street

WRENN ID
muted-casement-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1957
Type
Terraced house
Address
38, Great James Street, WC1N 3HB
OS grid reference
TQ 307 819
Coordinates
51.52096, -0.11686
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a four-storey terraced house with a basement, dating from 1720 to 1724 and built for J Metcalfe. It was refaced in the mid-20th century. The house is constructed of red brick and has three windows. The original wooden doorcase remains, featuring carved brackets, and is similar to those found at numbers 26-37. The windows are metal-framed and set within rough brick arches. A parapet tops the facade. The interior retains good panelling and a staircase.

Local climate

38, Great James Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 3 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 6 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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