5, COPTHALL BUILDINGS EC2 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Mixed-use building.

5, COPTHALL BUILDINGS EC2 (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1977
Type
Mixed-use building
Address
5, COPTHALL BUILDINGS EC2 (See details for further address information), City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 327 813
Coordinates
51.51553, -0.08795
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No 5 Copthall Buildings, dated 1872, is a Grade II listed building located in Tokenhouse Yard, EC2. The building is constructed of red brick and features a style reminiscent of Dutch architecture. It stands four storeys tall and has three bays, with a single storey entrance wing positioned at right angles to the main structure.

A notable feature is the finely sculpted stone doorcase designed in the late 17th century City style. This doorcase includes a segmental pediment supported by bearded head consoles adorned with garlands. The tympanum above the door displays a monogram escutcheon surrounded by a garland of fruit, flowers, and foliage. The first floor showcases channelled brickwork, while the second floor windows are framed with rubbed brick surrounds and segmental pediments. Above the third floor, there is a rubbed brick cornice.

Local climate

5, COPTHALL BUILDINGS EC2 (See details for further address information) 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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