1 King's Bench Walk is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Late C17 House. 6 related planning applications.
1 King's Bench Walk
- WRENN ID
- tattered-bailey-rush
- 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
- House
- Address
- 1 King's Bench Walk, Temple, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 7DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 313 810
- Coordinates
- 51.51331, -0.10899
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No 1 King's Bench Walk is a building originally constructed in the late 17th century, which was wholly or partly rebuilt after World War II. The front of the building has been restored to resemble its original appearance while retaining the old doorway. It stands five storeys tall, plus a basement, and features seven windows. The exterior is made of red brick and includes an eaves cornice beneath a tiled roof. The entrance is marked by a round-arched brick doorway flanked by pilasters and topped with a pediment. Additionally, there are area railings that incorporate a lamp arch.
Local climate
1 King's Bench Walk 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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