Pillar Box North of Number 4 is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. A C19 Pillar box. 3 related planning applications.

Pillar Box North of Number 4

WRENN ID
former-vestry-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North MP: Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Pillar box
Address
Pillar Box North of Number 4, Osborne Avenue, NE2 1JQ
OS grid reference
NZ 254 659
Coordinates
54.98778, -1.60381
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a post box situated north of number 4 on the south side of Osborne Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne. It dates from between 1872 and 1879 and is an example of the third Penfold type. The post box is an octagonal structure with a plinth and a moulded coping. It has a prominent band with a slot flanked by the words "POST" and "OFFICE". A moulded cornice sits above this band, and the top is a leaf-decorated low ogee design with a bud finial. Below the frame is a VR monogram and a list of collection times. The founder's name is inscribed on the plinth but is obscured by thick paint.

Local climate

Pillar Box North of Number 4 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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  • Sale history — 10 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • 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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