The Clock House is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. House. 17 related planning applications.

The Clock House

WRENN ID
second-latch-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1969
Type
House
Address
The Clock House, 8, Chelsea Embankment Sw3, SW3 4LE
OS grid reference
TQ 278 777
Coordinates
51.4844, -0.16016
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Clock House is a five-storey building with a basement and dormers, constructed in 1879. Designed by R. Norman Shaw, it has seven windows facing the front. The building is constructed of red brick and features a cornice at the third floor level. There are three wide oriel windows on the second floor, featuring leaded lights. An iron balcony is located on the first floor. An octagonal clock is set upon a carved wooden bracket on the second floor. The upper storey has been altered.

Local climate

The Clock House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 18 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 17 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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