43-47, Threadneedle Street EC2 is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Bank building. 2 related planning applications.

43-47, Threadneedle Street EC2

WRENN ID
lapsed-frieze-dust
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
Bank building
Address
43-47, Threadneedle Street EC2, City and County of the City of London, EC3V 1LT
OS grid reference
TQ 329 812
Coordinates
51.5144, -0.08491
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 43 to 47 on Threadneedle Street, built in 1890, is a bank building designed by T H Smith. It has three upper storeys and a mansarded attic, arranged in eight bays. The ground storey features tall granite columns in the Tuscan style and a granite frieze decorated with a Greek key pattern. Wrought iron railings are present at the basement lights, positioned between the tall column pedestals. The first and second floors are faced with stone and are enhanced by partly fluted Corinthian pilasters with scrolled bases. The large rectangular sash windows on these floors have distinct features: the first-floor windows are topped with shallow triangular pediments, while the second-floor windows have a panelled frieze and cornice above. The building is capped with a slated roof that includes dormers.

Local climate

43-47, Threadneedle Street EC2 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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