Bollard at South Entrance (Southwest Corner) is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. A C19 Bollard. 5 related planning applications.

Bollard at South Entrance (Southwest Corner)

WRENN ID
scarred-balcony-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Bollard
Address
Bollard at South Entrance (Southwest Corner), Granville Square, WC1X 9PD
OS grid reference
TQ 309 826
Coordinates
51.52737, -0.11364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cast-iron bollard stands at the south entrance of Granville Square, positioned at the southwest corner where it intersects with Granville Street. It dates from approximately 1841 to 1843. The bollard is of a "cannon" type, supported by a square iron base.

Local climate

Bollard at South Entrance (Southwest Corner) 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 9 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • 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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