17, South Molton Street W1 is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Late C18 Terrace house. 12 related planning applications.

17, South Molton Street W1

WRENN ID
former-jamb-merlin
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Terrace house
Address
17, South Molton Street W1, City of Westminster, W1K 5QT
OS grid reference
TQ 286 810
Coordinates
51.51362, -0.148
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 17 South Molton Street is a terrace house dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brown brick with a stuccoed ground floor and has a concealed slate roof. The building stands four storeys high and is three windows wide. The ground floor features a mid-20th century shop front, but the original house doorway remains on the left. This doorway is adorned with Doric pilasters, dosserets, and an open pediment above a semicircular fanlight. The upper floors are fitted with recessed glazing bar sashes that sit beneath stucco voussoirs and keyed flat arches. The building is topped with a parapet that has coping. A plaque on the building commemorates the residence of the poet and painter William Blake from 1804 to 1820.

Local climate

17, South Molton Street W1 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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