1-4, Paper Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Office building. 2 related planning applications.
1-4, Paper Buildings
- WRENN ID
- sacred-steeple-equinox
- 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
- Office building
- Address
- 1-4, Paper Buildings, King's Bench Walk Ec4, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 7EX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 312 809
- Coordinates
- 51.51238, -0.10942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Paper Buildings, Nos 1 to 4, located on King's Bench Walk in the Inner Temple, were built in the mid-19th century. This classical-style building features four storeys, with an additional partly basement level. It is constructed from gault brick and Portland stone, topped with a parapet roof. The entrances are simple and pilastered, and there are three windows in the end pavilions. The property is also complemented by good area railings.
Local climate
1-4, Paper Buildings 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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