The Iron Column at TM 3923 9660 is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1988. Milestone.

The Iron Column at TM 3923 9660

WRENN ID
lost-rubblework-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
The Iron Column at TM 3923 9660, Beccles Road, Raveningham
OS grid reference
TM 392 966
Coordinates
52.51488, 1.52449
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Iron Column, located at TM 3923 9660, is a milestone dated 1831, designed by architect J.T. Patience. It features a cast iron column with two stages, standing on a base made of gault brick and limestone. The column has a conical cast iron roof that is concealed by a castellated parapet and is octagonal in shape. Each face of the column displays two tall recessed Gothick panels, which are adorned with cusped and crocketted gables. Although much of the applied lettering has been lost, the north-east face still shows the letters "RAVENINGHAM TO 111," while the north north-west face indicates "4½."

Local climate

The Iron Column at TM 3923 9660 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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