The Cloisters Numbers 1 to 5 and Attached Stone Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1969. Block of flats. 20 related planning applications.

The Cloisters Numbers 1 to 5 and Attached Stone Wall

WRENN ID
carved-newel-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1969
Type
Block of flats
Address
The Cloisters Numbers 1 to 5 and Attached Stone Wall, Gordon Square
OS grid reference
TQ 297 821
Coordinates
51.52377, -0.13134
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cloisters, numbers 1 to 5, are a block of flats dating from the mid-19th century and originally attached to the Catholic Apostolic Church, now the Church of Christ the King. The building is constructed of yellow stock brick with limestone dressings, topped with a slate 2-span roof. It is four storeys high with a basement, and has four windows. Access is through the church porch, exhibiting Gothic detailing. A continuous traceried stone balcony runs along the first floor, supported by large shaped brackets. The left-hand section is recessed, with windows of three lights; the ground floor is round-arched, while the first to third floors have cusped heads. The third floor features a gable. Similar window detailing is present in the two right-hand bays. A projecting, canted bay window of four lights is positioned off-centre, with the second floor featuring an enriched apron of a star design. The traceried window lights are set into shallow recesses, with the central two containing a carved green man. A decorative frieze is situated at parapet level, surmounted by a conical roof. The interiors remain uninspected. An attached stone wall borders the surrounding areas.

Local climate

The Cloisters Numbers 1 to 5 and Attached Stone Wall 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 — 1 transaction since 2018
  • Related listed building consents — 20 applications
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