Milestone (Opposite Number 37) is a Grade II listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Milestone.
Milestone (Opposite Number 37)
- WRENN ID
- sharp-floor-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Putney MP: Fleur Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1983
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone (Opposite Number 37), West Hill Sw18
- OS grid reference
- TQ 251 746
- Coordinates
- 51.45689, -0.20059
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located opposite number 37 on West Hill, dates from the mid-19th century. It is a stone pier approximately 4 feet high, featuring incised directions on its surfaces. The east and west sides indicate "Whitehall 6 1/2 miles," while the south side shows "Royal Exchange 7 miles."
Local climate
Milestone (Opposite Number 37) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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