Pillar Box, Immediately in Front of the Station Forecourt Railings, in A Central Position is a Grade II listed building in the Gosport local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 April 1983. Pillbox.

Pillar Box, Immediately in Front of the Station Forecourt Railings, in A Central Position

WRENN ID
waning-gallery-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gosport
Constituency
Gosport MP: Dame Caroline Dinenage (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 April 1983
Type
Pillbox
Address
Pillar Box, Immediately in Front of the Station Forecourt Railings, in A Central Position, Spring Garden Lane
OS grid reference
SU 614 001
Coordinates
50.7979, -1.12929
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pillar box, located directly in front of the station forecourt railings in a central position, dates from around 1866 to 1879. It is a notable example of the hexagonal 'Penfold' design and is still in use, featuring the inscription V.R.

Local climate

Pillar Box, Immediately in Front of the Station Forecourt Railings, in A Central Position receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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