24-26, Watling Street EC4 is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Commercial building. 3 related planning applications.

24-26, Watling Street EC4

WRENN ID
dreaming-landing-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1977
Type
Commercial building
Address
24-26, Watling Street EC4, City and County of the City of London, EC4M 9BR
OS grid reference
TQ 323 810
Coordinates
51.51299, -0.09398
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid-19th century commercial building on Watling Street. It is five storeys high and has a front facade constructed of stone and cast iron, featuring large windows. Broad pilasters support an entablature to each floor, with cast iron columns located centrally within the wider windows. There are two richly carved doorways, each supported by cornices with brackets. Iron railings are present at the low, cellar windows. The flank walls are of yellow brick. The interior incorporates a galleried space with cast iron columns.

Local climate

24-26, Watling Street 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2019
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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