173-179, Kings Cross Road is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Commercial, terrace. 4 related planning applications.

173-179, Kings Cross Road

WRENN ID
ancient-mullion-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Commercial, terrace
Address
173-179, Kings Cross Road, WC1X 9BZ
OS grid reference
TQ 306 829
Coordinates
51.53045, -0.11842
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a terrace of four shops with living accommodation above, originally known as Field Place, built around 1799. Number 179 was restored in 1989. The buildings are constructed of yellow stock brick, with number 179 having a slate mansard roof and dormers. The terrace is three storeys high, with cellars below. Each property has two windows. They have wooden shopfronts featuring pilasters that support an entablature with a projecting cornice. The shop windows have been altered, and the shop doorways have fanlights above panelled doors. The recessed sash windows have gauged brick flat and segmental arches. Parapets top the buildings. The interiors have not been inspected.

Local climate

173-179, Kings Cross Road 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 — 10 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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