Walthamstow Civic Centre Pair of Flagpoles in Forecourt to South of Centre is a Grade II listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. A Modern Civic centre.

Walthamstow Civic Centre Pair of Flagpoles in Forecourt to South of Centre

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow MP: Ms Stella Creasy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1987
Type
Civic centre
Period
Modern
Address
Walthamstow Civic Centre Pair of Flagpoles in Forecourt to South of Centre, Forest Road E17
OS grid reference
TQ 376 898
Coordinates
51.59076, -0.01393
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Walthamstow Civic Centre features a pair of flagpoles, constructed between 1937 and 1942 by P D Hepworth. These flagpoles are set in octagonal plinths, each consisting of a low Portland stone seat with a higher lead-covered core, decorated with chevrons. They were designed as an integral part of the Civic Centre.

Local climate

Walthamstow Civic Centre Pair of Flagpoles in Forecourt to South of Centre sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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