81 and 82, Gracechurch Street EC3 is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1977. Commercial building. 3 related planning applications.
81 and 82, Gracechurch Street EC3
- WRENN ID
- gentle-pedestal-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1977
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 81 and 82, Gracechurch Street EC3, City and County of the City of London, EC3V 0AU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 330 810
- Coordinates
- 51.51248, -0.0844
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 81 and 82 on Gracechurch Street, built in the mid to late 19th century, are classical buildings made of Portland stone. They rise four storeys and feature shops and a passage at the ground level. The ground storey is distinguished by rusticated pilasters, an entablature, and an ornate doorway at the southern end. The first and second storeys have round-arched windows, while the top storey is characterized by paired flat-headed windows. A bracketed cornice and a parapet complete the design.
Local climate
81 and 82, Gracechurch Street EC3 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 — 3 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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