Pillar Box at Sp 129 771 is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Pillar box.
Pillar Box at Sp 129 771
- WRENN ID
- over-timber-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley MP: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Pillar box
- Address
- Pillar Box at Sp 129 771, Dog Kennel Lane
- OS grid reference
- SP 129 770
- Coordinates
- 52.39168, -1.8111
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pillar box, located on Dog Kennel Lane in Solihull, dates from around 1857 and was created for the Birmingham District of the General Post Office. It is made of cast iron and features a fluted column that tapers towards the top, resting on a moulded base. The top is moulded with a shallow cone and has a band that is marked with "VR" and "POST OFFICE," along with royal crests. There is a horizontal aperture located below. The pillar box was manufactured by Smith and Hawkes Ironfoundry on Broad Street in Birmingham.
Local climate
Pillar Box at Sp 129 771 receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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