Remains of Undercroft Beneath Pavement at Rear of Numbers 68 to 72 (Even) Queen Victoria Street is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. Undercroft.

Remains of Undercroft Beneath Pavement at Rear of Numbers 68 to 72 (Even) Queen Victoria Street

WRENN ID
dark-gargoyle-soot
Grade
II
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
Undercroft
Address
Remains of Undercroft Beneath Pavement at Rear of Numbers 68 to 72 (Even) Queen Victoria Street, Watling Street Ec4, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 324 810
Coordinates
51.51276, -0.09291
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of an undercroft are located beneath the pavement at the rear of numbers 68 to 72 (even) Queen Victoria Street. This structure likely dates back to the 14th century and features rubble walls along with the lower parts of a vault.

Local climate

Remains of Undercroft Beneath Pavement at Rear of Numbers 68 to 72 (Even) Queen Victoria Street 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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