Numbers 2-6 (Even) and Attached Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Terraced houses. 1 related planning application.

Numbers 2-6 (Even) and Attached Railings

WRENN ID
fading-rafter-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Terraced houses
Address
Numbers 2-6 (Even) and Attached Railings, Canonbury Lane, N1 2AP
OS grid reference
TQ 317 844
Coordinates
51.54341, -0.10179
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 2-6 (even) are a row of terraced houses built in the early 19th century. They are constructed of brown brick laid in Flemish bond, with stucco elements and a roof made of Welsh slate. The buildings rise four storeys above a basement, with each house featuring two windows, although the original entrance of number 4 has been converted into a window. The basement and ground floor of number 6 are finished in stucco, with the ground floor showcasing channelled rustication.

There are steps leading up to a round-arched entrance that has a cornice and fanlight, while the entrance to number 6 is slightly splayed. The ground-floor windows are round-arched and have gauged brick heads, while all upper windows are flat-arched with gauged brick heads. The first-floor windows are particularly notable for their piano nobile proportions and feature iron balconies. The houses have a parapet and dormers with a mansard roof, and there are chimney stacks located on the party wall. Two rainwater heads dating from around 1800 are also present. The area is enclosed by railings topped with spear and urn finials.

Local climate

Numbers 2-6 (Even) and Attached Railings 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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