Post on the Pavement at the Junction of Numbers 77 and 78 (Number 78 Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1971. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Post on the Pavement at the Junction of Numbers 77 and 78 (Number 78 Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- tangled-hall-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion MP: Siân Berry (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 August 1971
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Post on the Pavement at the Junction of Numbers 77 and 78 (Number 78 Not Included), West Street, the City of Brighton and Hove, BN1 2RA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 308 040
- Coordinates
- 50.82125, -0.14436
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cast-iron post located on the pavement at the junction of numbers 77 and 78 on West Street in Brighton. It dates back to the 18th century and features decorative acanthus ornamentation on its lower part. This post is the only remnant of a post and chain fence that once stood outside a house previously occupied by Henry and Hester Thrale, who were friends of Dr. Johnson.
Local climate
Post on the Pavement at the Junction of Numbers 77 and 78 (Number 78 Not Included) receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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