Milestone Fixed to the Wall of the Chequers Public House (Number 34) is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1976. Milestone.

Milestone Fixed to the Wall of the Chequers Public House (Number 34)

WRENN ID
worn-rubble-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Eltham and Chislehurst MP: Clive Efford (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1976
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Fixed to the Wall of the Chequers Public House (Number 34), Eltham High Street Se9
OS grid reference
TQ 425 744
Coordinates
51.45107, 0.05019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century milestone fixed to the wall of The Chequers Public House, located at number 34 on Eltham High Street. The milestone has a chamfered top and is set diagonally against the wall of the inn. It is currently painted black, with inscriptions in Roman lettering. On the east side, it indicates a distance of 8 miles to London Bridge, while the west side shows a distance of 4 miles to Footscray.

Local climate

Milestone Fixed to the Wall of the Chequers Public House (Number 34) 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 98% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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