The Portico to former London Orphan Asylum is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. Portico. 2 related planning applications.

The Portico to former London Orphan Asylum

WRENN ID
eternal-rood-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP: Ms Diane Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 April 1951
Type
Portico
Address
The Portico to former London Orphan Asylum, Linscott Road, E5 0RD
OS grid reference
TQ 351 856
Coordinates
51.55344, -0.05161
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Portico to the former London Orphan Asylum, designed by architect W.S. Inman, dates from around 1823. This building features a tetrastyle Doric portico with a pediment at its center, flanked by five window links. The ground floor is supported by a Doric colonnade, leading to two window wings. The central section and links are finished in stucco, while the wings are made of amber brick with stucco pilasters at the corners. The windows are sash types with glazing bars or margin lights; those in the links are set within moulded architraves, and the wings have windows under gauged brick flat arches. The entrance boasts very tall double doors framed by an eared and battered architrave.

Local climate

The Portico to former London Orphan Asylum sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • 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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