Old China Hand is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1977. Public house. 4 related planning applications.

Old China Hand

WRENN ID
rough-vestry-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1977
Type
Public house
Address
Old China Hand, 8, Tysoe Street, EC1R 4RQ
OS grid reference
TQ 312 825
Coordinates
51.52674, -0.10896
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old China Hand is a public house, possibly originally a house, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of yellow stock brick and features a parapeted roof with brick end stacks. The building stands three storeys tall and has a two-window range of 2/2 sash windows, which are set beneath gauged-brick lintels. The public house front is likely from the 19th century, with a door located to the left and central windows.

Local climate

Old China Hand 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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