2, Middle Temple Lane EC4 is a Grade II* listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. House. 6 related planning applications.

2, Middle Temple Lane EC4

WRENN ID
forgotten-cloister-pearl
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
House
Address
2, Middle Temple Lane EC4, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 9AA
OS grid reference
TQ 311 810
Coordinates
51.51359, -0.11144
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 2 Middle Temple Lane is a late 17th-century building that stands five storeys tall. It features a timber-framed structure with upper storeys that jut out and an eaves cornice at the roof. The elevations are plastered, and the ground storey is set back, supported by iron stanchions that hold up the upper part of the building.

Local climate

2, Middle Temple Lane 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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