Chapter House of St Paul's Cathedral is a Grade II* listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Early C18 Chapter house. 1 related planning application.

Chapter House of St Paul's Cathedral

WRENN ID
hallowed-soffit-candle
Grade
II*
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
Chapter house
Address
Chapter House of St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard Ec4, City and County of the City of London, EC4M 8AD
OS grid reference
TQ 320 812
Coordinates
51.51431, -0.09904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chapter House of St Paul's Cathedral, built in 1712 by Sir Christopher Wren, is a plain building featuring three storeys plus a basement. The front has seven windows, while the return side has three. It is constructed of red brick with cut mouldings and serves Portland stone. There are pedimented doorways at either end of the front, and a band runs below the top storey. The building is topped with a cornice and a panelled parapet, leading to a modern copper roof. The interior was rebuilt after World War II.

Local climate

Chapter House of St Paul's Cathedral 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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  7. Four lamp posts outside the western entrance to St Pauls Cathedral Grade II 93 m
  8. Footings of Destroyed Cloister and Chapter House Grade II* 97 m
  9. Railings to Churchyard of Cathedral Church of St Paul Grade I 104 m
  10. 1 Cathedral Place Grade II 117 m