The Ypres Memorial Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Milestone.

The Ypres Memorial Milestone

WRENN ID
floating-pedestal-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead MP: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Milestone
Address
The Ypres Memorial Milestone, C20m North of Christ Church, Shooter's Hill, London, SE18 3RS
OS grid reference
TQ 432 765
Coordinates
51.47015, 0.06055
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ypres Memorial Milestone is located just within the churchyard of Christ Church, which is unlisted, and opposite Prospect Cottage, which is Grade II. This low stone milestone features three metal plaques. The plaque facing the road indicates "8 MILES TO LONDON BRIDGE." The plaque facing the church states "7 MILES TO DARTFORD." The third plaque, which faces west, reads "130 MILES TO YPRES. IN DEFENDING THE SALIENT OUR CASUALTIES WERE: 90,000 KILLED, 70,500 MISSING, 410,000 WOUNDED."

Local climate

The Ypres Memorial Milestone 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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