Guide Post (Stone Chair) at Junction of West Street Oposite the Duke of York Public House and Slab Attached to Wall of Number 1 at Ngr SE 117279 is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1983. Monument.

Guide Post (Stone Chair) at Junction of West Street Oposite the Duke of York Public House and Slab Attached to Wall of Number 1 at Ngr SE 117279

WRENN ID
forgotten-latch-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1983
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SE 117 279
Coordinates
53.74748, -1.82378
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The guide post, known as the Stone Chair, is located at the junction of West Street, opposite the Duke of York Public House. It dates from the early 18th century and consists of two large upright stone slabs set at an angle to each other, joined at the top by an iron strap. The left face of the guide post features the inscription: 'STONE CHAIR ERECTED 001000241737 RE-ERECTED 1891 HALIFAX' with a hand pointing to the right, and 'BRADFORD' with a hand pointing to the left. The right face reads 'DENHOLME GATE. BRIGHOUSE' with a hand pointing to the left and another hand pointing to the right. Additionally, there is another stone dated 1737, which is likely part of the original structure, cemented to the wall of No. 1. The rear of the slabs has a triangular stone block set between them, which acts as a seat, giving the monument its name, Stone Chair, and influencing the name of the area where it is situated.

Local climate

Guide Post (Stone Chair) at Junction of West Street Oposite the Duke of York Public House and Slab Attached to Wall of Number 1 at Ngr SE 117279 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% 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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