Numbers 319-359 (Odd) and Attached Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Terraced houses. 24 related planning applications.

Numbers 319-359 (Odd) and Attached Railings

WRENN ID
fallen-frieze-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Terraced houses
Address
Numbers 319-359 (Odd) and Attached Railings, City Road, EC1V 1LJ
OS grid reference
TQ 317 830
Coordinates
51.53102, -0.10147
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Numbers 319-359 (odd) and attached railings are a terrace of houses originally called York Place, built in stages between 1806 and 1812. They may have been designed by James Taylor. The houses are constructed of yellow brick in Flemish bond, with stucco finishes, and have mansard roofs covered with Welsh and artificial slate. They are four storeys high, with a basement, and generally have two windows each.

The basement and ground floor are stuccoed, with a scored finish intended to resemble ashlar, except for numbers 351-359, which retain exposed brickwork. The entrances have round arches, although later replacement doorcases are present at numbers 319-321. Numbers 323-327, 343, 329, and 331 have doorcases with reeded pilasters, cornices, or panelled details, some of which are likely replacements. Numbers 333-341 and 345-347 feature fluted quarter-columns and cornices, while numbers 349-355 have reeded engaged Ionic columns and cornices. Number 357 has paired reeded pilasters and no. 359 has a deeply recessed, late 20th-century entrance. Fanlights with decorative glazing are found at numbers 321, 323, 335-343 and 357. Original-design panelled doors remain at numbers 321-323.

The ground-floor windows are round-arched with gauged brick heads; a window guard is present at number 351, and a shallow, single-story bow window has been added to number 357. Upper-floor windows are flat-arched with gauged brick heads, with the first floor windows being of piano nobile proportions, except at numbers 333 and 343, which have raised sills. Bracketed balconies with iron railings are present at numbers 327 and 345; other balconies are likely replacements. A parapet tops the building. Dormers are incorporated into the mansard roofs. Geometrical-design area railings are visible at numbers 327-333 and 351.

Local climate

Numbers 319-359 (Odd) 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 12 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 24 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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