Stone from King John's Palace, in the Courtyard of the Public Library is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1951. Historical monument.
Stone from King John's Palace, in the Courtyard of the Public Library
- WRENN ID
- buried-spandrel-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton MP: Ed Davey (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1951
- Type
- Historical monument
- Address
- Stone from King John's Palace, in the Courtyard of the Public Library, Fairfield Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 183 691
- Coordinates
- 51.40925, -0.30005
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a stone from King John's Palace located in the courtyard of the Public Library in Kingston-upon-Thames. The stone dates back to the 13th century and consists of a portion of a Purbeck marble pier, featuring shafting. It stands approximately 5 feet tall and is mounted on a modern stone base.
Local climate
Stone from King John's Palace, in the Courtyard of the Public Library sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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