Mounting Block on Kerb in Front of Number 7 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Mounting block.
Mounting Block on Kerb in Front of Number 7
- WRENN ID
- lone-screen-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1958
- Type
- Mounting block
- Address
- Mounting Block on Kerb in Front of Number 7, St James's Square Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1Y 4JU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 294 804
- Coordinates
- 51.50784, -0.13545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mounting block set into the kerb in front of Number 7, located in St James's Square, Westminster. It is likely from the 18th century and made of limestone. The block measures approximately 6 feet long and 1 foot wide, projecting upwards from the kerb.
Local climate
Mounting Block on Kerb in Front of Number 7 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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