Lister Monument in Centre of Road Opposite Numbers 71 to 81 (Odd) Portland Place is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Lister Monument in Centre of Road Opposite Numbers 71 to 81 (Odd) Portland Place

WRENN ID
tattered-spandrel-rain
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
Monument
Address
Lister Monument in Centre of Road Opposite Numbers 71 to 81 (Odd) Portland Place, Portland Place W1, City of Westminster, W1B 1NS
OS grid reference
TQ 287 820
Coordinates
51.52247, -0.14599
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lister Monument stands in the centre of the road opposite numbers 71 to 81 (odd) Portland Place. It was erected in 1922 and designed by Thomas Brock. The monument is constructed of grey granite and features a bronze sculpture. It comprises two standing figures below a colossal bronze bust of Lister.

Local climate

Lister Monument in Centre of Road Opposite Numbers 71 to 81 (Odd) Portland Place 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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