The Wharrie Cabmen's Shelter is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 2002. Cabman's shelter. 1 related planning application.
The Wharrie Cabmen's Shelter
- WRENN ID
- twisted-screen-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 2002
- Type
- Cabman's shelter
- Address
- The Wharrie Cabmen's Shelter, Rosslyn Hill, NW3 2AA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 270 853
- Coordinates
- 51.55288, -0.16825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wharrie Cabmen's Shelter is a cabman's shelter built in 1935 by Elisabeth Scott of Scott, Chesterton and Shepherd. It features elm boarding on a cedar frame and stands on concrete legs, with metal windows. This single-storey kiosk includes a coffee stall and a shelter to the right, characterized by deep eaves with decorative panels underneath. A mosaic panel designed by John Cooper is set into the floor in front of the counter, dated April 1935 and inscribed "THE WHARRIE SHELTER," depicting taxi-related objects in a Cubist-influenced style.
This kiosk was donated by Mary Wharrie, the daughter of Sir Henry Harben, the first Mayor of Hampstead. It replaced an earlier structure on this prominent site, which had been given to the Borough of Hampstead by the Harbens. The shelter is notable for its unusual design in the Modern Movement style and its high-quality mosaic. Originally, the paintwork on the doors and window frames was in red and yellow. Elisabeth Scott gained recognition after winning the 1928 competition for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Local climate
The Wharrie Cabmen's Shelter 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 98% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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