2 Posts Outside Number 74 is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

2 Posts Outside Number 74

WRENN ID
endless-storey-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch MP: Dame Meg Hillier (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1975
Type
Monument
Address
2 Posts Outside Number 74, Rivington Street Ec2, EC2A 3AY
OS grid reference
TQ 333 825
Coordinates
51.52622, -0.07919
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two cast iron gunposts from the early to mid-19th century are located outside number 74 Rivington Street, EC2. Each post is inscribed with "St. L.S. 1836."

Local climate

2 Posts Outside Number 74 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2013
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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