Pair of dragons on pedestals at City boundary is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Sculpture.

Pair of dragons on pedestals at City boundary

WRENN ID
vacant-corbel-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Sculpture
Address
Pair of dragons on pedestals at City boundary, Victoria Embankment Ec4, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 311 808
Coordinates
51.51112, -0.11155
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of dragons on pedestals located at the City boundary, dated 1849. Originally part of the Coal Exchange, which was demolished in 1963, the dragons now stand on modern pedestals made of Portland stone.

Local climate

Pair of dragons on pedestals at City boundary 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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