2 Bollards Flanking Junction of Smith Square and Lord North Street is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Bollard.
2 Bollards Flanking Junction of Smith Square and Lord North Street
- WRENN ID
- steep-chancel-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Bollard
- Address
- 2 Bollards Flanking Junction of Smith Square and Lord North Street, Smith Square Sw1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 301 791
- Coordinates
- 51.49628, -0.12716
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are two granite bollards located at the junction of Smith Square and Lord North Street, dating from around 1720 to 1725. They have a chamfered, conical shape and are positioned on the curb edge. These bollards are an important part of the well-preserved early 18th-century streetscape.
Local climate
2 Bollards Flanking Junction of Smith Square and Lord North Street 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2011
- No related consent applications matched
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