54 and 55, Cornhill EC3 is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Commercial. 2 related planning applications.
54 and 55, Cornhill EC3
- WRENN ID
- floating-pewter-peregrine
- 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
- Commercial
- Address
- 54 and 55, Cornhill EC3, City and County of the City of London, EC2V 7BB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 329 811
- Coordinates
- 51.51333, -0.08476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 54 and 55 Cornhill, built in 1893 by Runtz, are designed in an early 16th century French 'Loire chateaux' style. The building is made of terracotta and consists of four storeys and an attic. It features a modern shop front with an original strapwork fascia. The facade is symmetrical up to the second floor, showcasing a two-bay centrepiece with mullioned and transomed windows, pedestalled Tuscan pilasters, and a superimposed order of Ionic pilasters with a pierced balustrade. The rhythm of the facade changes at the third floor, where three mullioned and transomed windows are topped by an asymmetrically placed triangular gable that contains a window with strapwork. To the left, there is an octagonal two-storey tower adorned with a strapwork frieze, cornice, and cupola. Notable decorative elements include a crouching devil on the apex of the gable and a chimera on the corbel of the tower.
Local climate
54 and 55, Cornhill 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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