1 and 2, Laurence Pountney Hill EC4 is a Grade II* listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Restoration Historic house. 12 related planning applications.
1 and 2, Laurence Pountney Hill EC4
- WRENN ID
- low-postern-myrtle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1950
- Type
- Historic house
- Period
- Restoration
- Address
- 1 and 2, Laurence Pountney Hill EC4, City and County of the City of London, EC4R 0EU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 327 808
- Coordinates
- 51.5109, -0.08897
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2 Laurence Pountney Hill, dated 1703, are a pair of houses with three storeys, a high basement, and dormers on an altered roof. They are constructed of red brick with moulded bands. The buildings feature an elaborate eaves cornice with brackets and carved mouldings. The doorcases at mezzanine level are exceptionally rich, with brackets that support a curved hood. No 2 is largely rebuilt to match No 1, which has two windows plus two additional windows set forward at the front and back. The north return has a mansard gable and an altered, stuccoed basement. The rear wing has a simpler bracketed cornice and a plain modillion cornice on the higher main face, with cambered window arches, a small closet wing, and various alterations. There is a good original staircase in the building. While No 2 is entirely rebuilt internally and at the rear, the bay containing the entrance door remains original.
Local climate
1 and 2, Laurence Pountney Hill EC4 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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- Related listed building consents — 12 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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