Eastern Tower to Cannon Street Station Pair of Towers at Cannon Street Station is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Tower. 2 related planning applications.

Eastern Tower to Cannon Street Station Pair of Towers at Cannon Street Station

WRENN ID
dim-balcony-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Tower
Address
Eastern Tower to Cannon Street Station Pair of Towers at Cannon Street Station, Cannon Street Ec4, City and County of the City of London, EC4N 5AX
OS grid reference
TQ 325 806
Coordinates
51.50925, -0.09087
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Eastern Tower at Cannon Street Station was built between 1865 and 1866, possibly by E M Barry. It is one of a pair of towers that once marked the junction of the train shed with the bridge over the Thames. The tower is constructed of yellow brick and features a plain, channelled lower stage. The upper part is more elaborate, with open arches, a cornice, and a parapet. It has a square domed roof topped with a squat lantern and spire. For details on the other tower, refer to the listing for Cousin Lane.

Local climate

Eastern Tower to Cannon Street Station Pair of Towers at Cannon Street Station 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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