Cabmen's Shelter is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Shelter. 4 related planning applications.
Cabmen's Shelter
- WRENN ID
- former-pediment-flax
- 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
- Shelter
- Address
- Cabmen's Shelter, St George's Square Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1V 2HU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 295 782
- Coordinates
- 51.48877, -0.13543
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This cabmen's shelter was built in 1893 and restored following fire damage. It is a timber-framed structure with timber infill and timber shiplap boarding. The building has a pitched hipped roof extending to the eaves, and a rectangular plan. It is single-storied and features two windows, with a central planked entrance. Original decorative features include louvred gablets and a central lantern. The shelter was erected by the Cabmen's Shelter Fund and is notable for its group value within the surrounding area.
Local climate
Cabmen's Shelter 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 — 15 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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