Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. House. 16 related planning applications.

Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached Railings

WRENN ID
white-solder-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
House
Address
Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached Railings, Lincolns Inn Fields, WC2A 3BP
OS grid reference
TQ 306 814
Coordinates
51.51692, -0.11803
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 6, 7 and 8 are a group of three terraced houses built in the 18th century, with Number 8 having alterations from the early 19th century. They are constructed of multi-coloured stock brick, some of which is dyed red. The roofs are tiled, except for Number 8 which has a slate roof, and feature dormers. A brick band runs at the first-floor level, while stone sills are present at the first-floor level of Numbers 6 and 7. The houses are three storeys high with basements and attics, each featuring three windows. Recessed sash windows are topped with gauged flat arches. Parapets, stuccoed on Numbers 6 and 8, are accented by stone cornices below. A lead rainwater head is situated between Numbers 7 and 8.

Number 6 has a stone doorcase with a moulded architrave, a pulvinated frieze, and a plain cornice, topped by a fanlight above a fielded panelled door. The front railings have been removed. The interior, although uninspected, is noted to have an enriched cornice to the hall, a staircase with square balusters, iron newels, and a close string. Upper floors exhibit turned balusters and panelled newels, with some original panelled rooms present.

Number 7 also has a stone doorcase with a moulded architrave, pulvinated frieze, and plain cornice, a fanlight, and a fielded panelled door. The interior features a staircase with turned balusters, panelled newels, a good fireplace, panelled rooms and other original internal features.

Number 8 features a round-headed entrance with a modern, architraved doorway with rendered reveals, and first-floor casement windows with an early 19th-century cast-iron balcony. The interior, though uninspected, showcases a staircase with turned balusters and panelled newels, a good fireplace, some panelled rooms, and other internal features.

Attached cast-iron railings with urn finials are present to the areas of all three properties.

Local climate

Numbers 6, 7 and 8 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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