38 and 39, Parliament Street SW1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 1983. Offices. 9 related planning applications.
38 and 39, Parliament Street SW1
- WRENN ID
- lesser-nave-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 1983
- Type
- Offices
- Address
- 38 and 39, Parliament Street SW1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 301 797
- Coordinates
- 51.50138, -0.12579
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 38 and 39 on Parliament Street in Westminster are office buildings dating from around 1870 to 1880. They feature a Portland stone façade and a slate roof, showcasing late Italianate classicism. The buildings rise four storeys, with a tall ground floor set on a basement. The façade is five windows wide, with the ground floor being rusticated and arcaded, highlighted by a central doorway. This arcade is framed by a full Doric order of pilasters and an entablature.
The upper floors have eared architrave sash windows, with the first-floor windows featuring pediments and the second-floor windows having swept cornices, except for the central window, which has a segmental pediment. There are moulded sill courses, and the buildings are topped with a crowning entablature that includes a dentil band, a modillion cornice, and a blocking course. Additionally, ornamental cast iron balconettes adorn the first floor, and heavy cast iron area railings complete the exterior.
Local climate
38 and 39, Parliament Street SW1 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 9 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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