White Swan Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1973. Public house. 8 related planning applications.

White Swan Public House

WRENN ID
quiet-gravel-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 January 1973
Type
Public house
Address
White Swan Public House, New Row Wc2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 301 807
Coordinates
51.51107, -0.12559
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The White Swan Public House is a terraced building located on New Row in the City of Westminster. It has origins dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, but was refaced and altered in the mid-19th century. The exterior is stuccoed and features elaborate stucco dressings, including vermiculated quoin blocks, and has a slate roof. The building stands four storeys high and is three windows wide.

The ground floor has a wooden framed public house front with a central window and flanking doors, which are supported by pilasters that carry an entablature. The upper floors feature segmental arched glazing bar sashes set within enriched architraves that have keystones. The first floor windows are adorned with enriched consoles that flank swagged friezes and support cornices above. These decorative elements appear to cover the original openings. Additional features include enriched sill bands and plat bands, as well as a parapet with roll moulded coping. Inside, the pub has a panelled interior that includes some mid to late 19th century engraved glass.

Local climate

White Swan Public House 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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