Tower of former Church of St Albans is a Grade II* listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A C17 Tower.

Tower of former Church of St Albans

WRENN ID
tangled-chapel-yarrow
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
Tower
Address
Tower of former Church of St Albans, Wood Street Ec2, City and County of the City of London, EC2P 2NQ
OS grid reference
TQ 323 814
Coordinates
51.51662, -0.09408
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tower of the former Church of St Albans, built between 1682 and 1687 by Sir Christopher Wren, is constructed of Portland stone in a Gothic style. It features pilaster buttresses and has a later added parapet and pinnacles. The south and east sides have blocked arches. The church was destroyed during and after World War II.

Local climate

Tower of former Church of St Albans 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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