Two Bollards at the Entrance to Helmet Row is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Two Bollards at the Entrance to Helmet Row

WRENN ID
rusted-plinth-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
Two Bollards at the Entrance to Helmet Row, Old Street
OS grid reference
TQ 323 823
Coordinates
51.52474, -0.09415
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two bollards located at the entrance to Helmet Row were built in the 19th century. They are made of cast iron and are of the cannon type. The westernmost bollard features an inscription in the upper part, although it is now illegible.

Local climate

Two Bollards at the Entrance to Helmet Row 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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