Police Public Callbox 10 Metres East of War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1988. Call box.

Police Public Callbox 10 Metres East of War Memorial

WRENN ID
sacred-stair-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1988
Type
Call box
OS grid reference
TQ 312 807
Coordinates
51.51089, -0.11047
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a police public callbox located approximately 10 meters east of the War Memorial on Victoria Embankment. It dates from around 1935 or earlier and is made of cast iron. The callbox has a narrow rectangular shape with an arched top, which is topped by a circular glass lens set in a four-columned finial. It features a hinged door that leads to a compartment containing a telephone, although the glass front has been replaced. Above the door, there is a panel with the words "Police public call post."

Local climate

Police Public Callbox 10 Metres East of War Memorial 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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