54, FARRINGDON STREET EC1 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. A Victorian Pavilion. 3 related planning applications.

54, FARRINGDON STREET EC1 (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
upper-vestry-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
Pavilion
Period
Victorian
Address
54, FARRINGDON STREET EC1 (See details for further address information), City and County of the City of London, EC4A 4BD
OS grid reference
TQ 315 815
Coordinates
51.51712, -0.1053
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

54 Farringdon Street is a building constructed between 1863 and 1869, likely designed by William Heywood. It features a pair of pavilions that serve as a bridge connecting Holborn Viaduct and Farringdon Street, with open lower storeys that include stairs. The architectural style is enriched and round-arched, built from Portland stone. The building has three main storeys, a basement, and a slated mansard roof with stone dormers that break through a pierced parapet. The north elevations are adorned with statues and other decorative elements, and there are iron railed balconies on the longer sides. Originally, this structure was matched by another pair of pavilions located to the north of the bridge.

Local climate

54, FARRINGDON STREET EC1 (See details for further address information) 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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