40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Monument.

40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St Paul

WRENN ID
stranded-arch-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Monument
Address
40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St Paul, St Paul's Churchyard Ec4, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 319 811
Coordinates
51.51373, -0.10001
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Forty stone posts are located in the forecourt of the Cathedral Church of St Paul. These 19th-century moulded granite posts define the boundaries of the stone-paved forecourt.

Local climate

40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St Paul sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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