1, Essex Court EC4 is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A 1685 Building. 10 related planning applications.

1, Essex Court EC4

WRENN ID
brooding-latch-lake
Grade
I
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
Building
Address
1, Essex Court EC4, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 9AR
OS grid reference
TQ 311 810
Coordinates
51.51272, -0.11175
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Essex Court, located in Middle Temple, was built in 1685 by Nicholas Barbon. This four-storey building is constructed of red brick and features a wooden eaves-cornice beneath a tiled roof. The entrance includes a doorway supported by brackets that hold up a broken segmental pediment. On the south side, there is a painted wooden sundial.

Local climate

1, Essex Court EC4 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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  • Related listed building consents — 10 applications
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