34b, York Way is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 2001. Warehouse. 3 related planning applications.
34b, York Way
- WRENN ID
- lunar-outpost-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 2001
- Type
- Warehouse
- Address
- 34b, York Way, N1 9AB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 303 831
- Coordinates
- 51.53256, -0.1222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
34B York Way is a warehouse built in 1873 by architects Thomas Marsh Nelson and William Harvey. It features yellow stock brick with stone dressings. The street elevation has three bays and two storeys, with arched windows that were blocked at the time of inspection, and a segmental arched carriage entrance with a keystone. There is a moulded impost band at ground floor level and a moulded string course above the fascia board at first floor level. Projecting brick piers are located between the upper windows, and there is an eaves cornice with heavy brackets.
Inside, two rows of cast iron columns support I beams that carry the first floor. The upper floor retains a composite roof with hipped ends made of timber, which is supported by tension-braced iron tie- and king-rods that span the entire width of the warehouse. A glazed lantern is situated above.
Originally, this warehouse served the adjoining black lead and blue manufactory in Albion Yard. The roof structure is particularly notable for its unusual design and is a significant survival from the period.
Local climate
34b, York Way 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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