4 and 5, Bell Yard WC2 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1977. Office building. 3 related planning applications.
4 and 5, Bell Yard WC2
- WRENN ID
- waiting-stronghold-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1977
- Type
- Office building
- Address
- 4 and 5, Bell Yard WC2, City of Westminster, WC2A 2JR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 311 811
- Coordinates
- 51.51413, -0.11166
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a classical office building located in Bell Yard, Westminster, dated 1854. It is four storeys high and three bays wide, constructed of stucco. The front elevation is designed with superimposed orders of pilasters, each featuring a full entablature. The ground floor has rusticated quoins, and the bays between the windows are defined by Doric pilasters. The first floor utilizes Ionic pilasters while the second floor incorporates modified Corinthian pilasters, grouped at the corners. First-floor windows have architrave surrounds, with those windows being pedimented. The third floor is treated as an attic, topped by a balustrade and a central, pedimented cartouche containing the date. A simple entrance door has a cornice above it. A return elevation is constructed of glazed brick, incorporating moulded panels designed as blind window bays. A portion of the building is situated within the City of London.
Local climate
4 and 5, Bell Yard WC2 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 — 2 transactions since 2016
- 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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