Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. Terraced houses. 5 related planning applications.

Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Railings

WRENN ID
spare-flagstone-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
Terraced houses
Address
Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Railings, Lincolns Inn Fields
OS grid reference
TQ 306 814
Coordinates
51.51681, -0.11856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 1 and 2 are two terraced houses that have been converted into one property. They date back to the earlier 18th century, with alterations made in 1820. The buildings are constructed of multi-coloured stock brick and feature a stone band at the first-floor sills, with No. 1 also having a stone band at the basement level. The structure has four storeys and basements, with No. 1 having two windows and No. 2 having three. Notably, No. 1 has a seven-window left return, with the first two being blind. There is a single entrance in No. 2, which features a doorcase with a stone architrave, a plain frieze, and a block bracketed cornice. The recessed windows have yellow gauged flat arches, and No. 1 has a stone cyma bracketed cornice at the third floor, along with parapets.

The interior has not been inspected but is noted to be fine, featuring early 18th-century doorcases, a chimney-piece, and panelled rooms. The staircase includes twisted balusters, fluted column newels, and carved ends.

The property also has subsidiary features, including cast-iron railings with spearhead finials attached to the areas. Historically, in 1820, No. 2 was amalgamated with No. 1, resulting in the removal of the staircase from No. 2 and the rebuilding of the staircase from No. 1 between the two houses, which created one central entrance.

Local climate

Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Railings 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 2023
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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