Pillar Box at Junction of Cavendish Avenue and Wellington Place is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1975. Pillar box.

Pillar Box at Junction of Cavendish Avenue and Wellington Place

WRENN ID
frozen-sandstone-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1975
Type
Pillar box
Address
Pillar Box at Junction of Cavendish Avenue and Wellington Place, City of Westminster, NW8 9JE
OS grid reference
TQ 269 829
Coordinates
51.53103, -0.17183
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pillar box located at the junction of Cavendish Avenue and Wellington Place is a cast iron structure from the 1860s. It has a hexagonal shape set on a plinth and features astragal and cyma moulding. The front displays the monogram "VR," a royal crest, and the words "POST OFFICE." The design includes a cornice with beading and a foliate ogee cap topped with a bud finial.

Local climate

Pillar Box at Junction of Cavendish Avenue and Wellington Place 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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