Tower of Former Church of St Olave is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A C17 Church. 2 related planning applications.
Tower of Former Church of St Olave
- WRENN ID
- floating-parapet-nettle
- Grade
- I
- 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
- Church
- Address
- Tower of Former Church of St Olave, Ironmonger Lane Ec2, City and County of the City of London, EC2V 7BB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 325 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51444, -0.09144
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tower of the former Church of St Olave, built between 1670 and 1679 by Sir Christopher Wren, is located on Ironmonger Lane. The main body of the church was destroyed in 1888, leaving only part of the west wall intact. The tower is constructed of Portland stone and features engaged Doric columns along with a segmental pediment above the doorway. There are arched windows above the entrance and a pedimented clock face, which is no longer in use. The belfry openings have been blocked, and the side windows have been altered. The tower is topped with a modillion cornice, a plain parapet, and four obelisks.
Local climate
Tower of Former Church of St Olave 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2022
- 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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