Number 16 and Attached Railings, Took's Court is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. House. 4 related planning applications.

Number 16 and Attached Railings, Took's Court

WRENN ID
waning-niche-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
House
Address
Number 16 and Attached Railings, Took's Court, City and County of the City of London, EC4A 1LB
OS grid reference
TQ 311 814
Coordinates
51.51671, -0.11107
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 16 is a terraced house located on Took's Court, dating from around 1720 and refronted in the early 19th century. It is constructed of yellow stock brick and consists of three storeys and a basement, featuring two windows. The entrance has a pound-arched doorway with a modern radial fanlight, reeded jambs, a moulded transom, and a panelled door. The windows have gauged red brick flat arches, with the ground floor window being tripartite. Wrought iron balconies adorn the ground and first floor windows, and there is a parapet at the top.

The interior has not been inspected but is noted to retain some panelling. The staircase features a closed string, square panelled newels, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail. There are shaped shelves in a round backed cupboard located in the ground floor back room.

Additionally, the property has attached cast iron railings with urn finials surrounding the areas.

Local climate

Number 16 and Attached Railings, Took's Court 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 — 1 transaction since 2018
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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