Cells, Former House of Detention, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Close is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Cells. 13 related planning applications.

Cells, Former House of Detention, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Close

WRENN ID
blind-cloister-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Cells
Address
Cells, Former House of Detention, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Close, Sans Walk
OS grid reference
TQ 314 823
Coordinates
51.52476, -0.10644
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former House of Detention cells, now located within Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre, were originally part of the male corridor of the Middlesex House of Detention. Constructed between 1845 and 1847 by William Moseley, they are situated southwest of the former Hugh Myddelton Schools. The cells are built of brick laid in English bond and feature a shallow-arched brick ceiling, with sections supported by cast-iron columns and wrought-iron beams with cross braces. The floors are stone. The layout consists of five bays of unequal width, housing seven cells to the north and three to the south. Most of the cells have flat-arched entrances. These cells are part of the larger surviving prison complex that relates to the former House of Detention, located below Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre.

Local climate

Cells, Former House of Detention, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Close 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 — 4 transactions since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 13 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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