Whittington Stone, Circa 15 Metres South of the Junction with Magdala Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Monument. 4 related planning applications.
Whittington Stone, Circa 15 Metres South of the Junction with Magdala Avenue
- WRENN ID
- dusk-pinnacle-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington North MP: Jeremy Corbyn (YP)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Whittington Stone, Circa 15 Metres South of the Junction with Magdala Avenue, N19 5NF
- OS grid reference
- TQ 292 869
- Coordinates
- 51.56654, -0.13689
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Whittington Stone is a memorial stone located approximately 15 metres south of the junction with Magdala Avenue in Islington. It was erected in 1821, restored in 1935, and features a cat sculpture added in 1964. The stone is a segmental-headed slab made of Portland stone, set on a plinth. The inscription on the south-west side is now almost completely eroded, while the north-east side details the career of Sir Richard Whittington, a medieval merchant and City dignitary who lived from around 1354 to 1423, including his three terms as Lord Mayor of London. Atop the slab is a sculpture of a cat by Jonathan Kenworthy, crafted from polished black Kellymount limestone. The stone is surrounded by iron railings, which are oval in plan and feature spearhead finials and an overthrow. This memorial marks the legendary site associated with 'Dick Whittington,' where Sir Richard, returning home disheartened after a failed attempt to find fortune in the City, heard the bells of St Mary le Bow calling him back, saying, "Turn again Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London."
Local climate
Whittington Stone, Circa 15 Metres South of the Junction with Magdala Avenue sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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