23-53, NORFOLK SQUARE W2 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1975. Terrace. 2 related planning applications.
23-53, NORFOLK SQUARE W2 (See details for further address information)
- WRENN ID
- peeling-garret-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1975
- Type
- Terrace
- Address
- 23-53, NORFOLK SQUARE W2 (See details for further address information), 34, Norfolk Place W2, City of Westminster, W2 1QW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 269 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51605, -0.17245
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This terrace, located at 23 to 53 Norfolk Square, was likely built in the 1850s and is constructed from brick with a stucco finish. The roof is concealed, and the terrace stands four storeys tall, with an attic and basement, featuring three bays for each house. The projecting porches have segment-arched openings that are flanked by pilasters and consoles.
Notably, houses numbered 31 to 47 have undergone significant alterations at the ground floor level. Each house has a balcony on the first floor with a stucco balustrade. The windows are arranged in triple groups, set within architraves that include a frieze and cornice, with pediments above the central windows. The second-floor sash windows are also framed in architraves adorned with lion heads, and there is a pulvinated frieze and cornice above them. The third-floor sash windows are set in architraves on a moulded sill, and there is a decorative band on the fourth floor. The sashes on this level are also framed in architraves. The terrace features a dentilled cornice that is not continuous, and there are iron railings with arrowhead designs at the basement level. This listing is included for its group value.
Local climate
23-53, NORFOLK SQUARE W2 (See details for further address information) 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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