42 and 44, Gresham Street EC2 is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Corner building.

42 and 44, Gresham Street EC2

WRENN ID
rough-corbel-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Corner building
Address
42 and 44, Gresham Street EC2, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 324 812
Coordinates
51.51495, -0.09196
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 42 and 44 on Gresham Street, built in 1850, is an Italianate corner building attributed to Sancton Wood. Constructed from Portland stone, it features carved decoration and stands four storeys tall. The entrance is located on the canted corner, above which is a two-storeyed, mullioned bow window. The ground storeys are supported by Doric columns that hold stilted segmental arches, and there are two additional secondary entrances. The upper windows have decorative dressings, and there are bands and a modillion cornice enhancing the overall design.

Local climate

42 and 44, Gresham Street EC2 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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