Milestone on Common Opposite Junction with Victoria Rise is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. Milestone.

Milestone on Common Opposite Junction with Victoria Rise

WRENN ID
fallen-shingle-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1981
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on Common Opposite Junction with Victoria Rise, Clapham Common North Side Sw4
OS grid reference
TQ 288 752
Coordinates
51.46118, -0.14708
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the early 18th century, is a stout post made of Portland stone located on the north side of Clapham Common, opposite the junction with Victoria Rise. The west face of the milestone is inscribed with "V miles from the Standard in Cornhill," while the east face also states "V miles from ...", although the remainder of the inscription is illegible.

Local climate

Milestone on Common Opposite Junction with Victoria Rise 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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