118 1/2, Shoreditch High Street E1 is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1950. Building. 1 related planning application.

118 1/2, Shoreditch High Street E1

WRENN ID
tattered-rafter-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch MP: Dame Meg Hillier (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1950
Type
Building
Address
118 1/2, Shoreditch High Street E1, E1 6JN
OS grid reference
TQ 334 826
Coordinates
51.52676, -0.07776
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No 118½ on Shoreditch High Street is likely a former watch house, dating from the early 18th century. The building features a main north front that is two storeys high with four windows. It is constructed of brown brick, with a parapet that has been partly rebuilt. The ground floor sash windows have gauged flat red brick arches, while the first floor has flush framed windows, all of which include bars. On the street front, there are two similar windows on the first floor. The ground floor has a wide replacement window, also with glazing bars, and there is an attic window in the gable end. The entrance door consists of four fielded panels and two flat panels, set in a panelled reveal with a moulded architrave. A cornice hood is supported on carved consoles. This building, along with the Church of St Leonard, the railings to the north of No 118½, and the churchyard gates and railings, form a group.

Local climate

118 1/2, Shoreditch High Street E1 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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