The Old Bell Public House is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1971. Public house.

The Old Bell Public House

WRENN ID
late-foundation-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 July 1971
Type
Public house
Address
The Old Bell Public House, 96, Fleet Street Ec4, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 1DH
OS grid reference
TQ 315 811
Coordinates
51.51403, -0.10521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Bell Public House is a building likely dating from the late 17th century, though it has undergone significant alterations. It stands three storeys tall, with dormers in a tiled roof and features two windows. The recessed frontage is obscured by a later, lower building that is not of interest. At the rear, facing St Bride's Avenue, the building is finished in stucco and has a simple, pilastered shop front along with a parapet at the roof.

Local climate

The Old Bell Public House 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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