Police Public Callbox to North East of American Embassy is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1988. Call box. 1 related planning application.

Police Public Callbox to North East of American Embassy

WRENN ID
frozen-sentry-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1988
Type
Call box
Address
Police Public Callbox to North East of American Embassy, Grosvenor Square W1, City of Westminster, W1K 6LD
OS grid reference
TQ 282 808
Coordinates
51.51179, -0.15266
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The police public call box, located to the northeast of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, Westminster, dates from around 1935 or earlier. It is made of cast iron and features a narrow rectangular post with an arched top, which is topped by a circular glass lens set in a four-columned finial. The call box has a hinged door that leads to a compartment containing a telephone, although the glass front has been replaced. Above the door, there is a panel displaying the words 'Police Public Call Post'.

Local climate

Police Public Callbox to North East of American Embassy 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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