Guide Pillar at Junction with Peg Folly on South Side of Junction is a Grade II listed building in the Sheffield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 1979. Guide pillar.

Guide Pillar at Junction with Peg Folly on South Side of Junction

WRENN ID
rooted-ember-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 February 1979
Type
Guide pillar
Address
Guide Pillar at Junction with Peg Folly on South Side of Junction, Machin Lane, Stocksbridge
OS grid reference
SK 252 982
Coordinates
53.48077, -1.62125
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide pillar, dating from the 18th century, is located at the junction with Peg Folly on the south side. It is made of gritstone, measuring approximately 18 inches square and standing 6 feet high. The north-east face is inscribed with the word "Bolster," while the north-west face features a "Peniston Benchmark." The south-west face is inscribed with the name "Uden."

Local climate

Guide Pillar at Junction with Peg Folly on South Side of Junction receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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