Number 23 and Attached Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. Terraced house.

Number 23 and Attached Railings

WRENN ID
hollow-belfry-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
Terraced house
Address
Number 23 and Attached Railings, Bloomsbury Way
OS grid reference
TQ 303 815
Coordinates
51.5182, -0.12318
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 23 is a terraced house dating from around 1750, possibly built by JI Devall. It is constructed of darkened yellow stock brick and features a stone band at the first floor level. The building has three storeys and a basement, with three windows. The stone entrance includes an architrave, a plain frieze, a cornice, and a panelled door. The recessed sash windows have gauged brick flat arches, with some retaining original glazing bars. Below the repaired brick parapet, there is a stone bracketed cornice. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is noted to retain good original features, including some panelled rooms and fireplaces. The house is accompanied by attached cast-iron railings with urn finials in front of the areas.

Local climate

Number 23 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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