4 Cannon Posts in Front of Royal Victoria Yard Entrance is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1973. Cannon post.

4 Cannon Posts in Front of Royal Victoria Yard Entrance

WRENN ID
drifting-gutter-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1973
Type
Cannon post
Address
4 Cannon Posts in Front of Royal Victoria Yard Entrance, Grove Street Se8
OS grid reference
TQ 365 786
Coordinates
51.49038, -0.03422
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are four cannon posts located at the entrance to Royal Victoria Yard on Grove Street. These cannon, dating from the late 18th century, are positioned at the angles of the inner arch and the outer angles of the pavement. Each cannon has balls cemented into the tops.

Local climate

4 Cannon Posts in Front of Royal Victoria Yard Entrance 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 96% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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