House and Former Studio is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. House, studio. 26 related planning applications.

House and Former Studio

WRENN ID
salt-portal-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1987
Type
House, studio
Address
House and Former Studio, 44, Grove End Road Nw8, City of Westminster, NW8 9NE
OS grid reference
TQ 265 830
Coordinates
51.53219, -0.17622
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a detached house with an attached former studio, built in the late 19th century and altered over time. It features red brick, Portland stone, and buff terracotta, topped with a slate pitched roof that has a parapet. The building is two storeys high and three windows wide. The entrance is located on the north-east facade, which includes an attached pergola supported by stone columns and a richly moulded doorway. The former studio is two storeys tall and has square-headed windows decorated with pilasters, along with a moulded terracotta frieze. The roof is adorned with elaborate wrought iron finials. There are also large additions at the rear. This building is notable as the residence of the artist Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema.

Local climate

House and Former Studio 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 26 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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