Finial from the House of Commons Debating Chamber is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1974. Finial.

Finial from the House of Commons Debating Chamber

WRENN ID
north-lead-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 August 1974
Type
Finial
Address
Finial from the House of Commons Debating Chamber, Brenchley Gardens
OS grid reference
TQ 758 561
Coordinates
51.27699, 0.52025
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a finial that originally topped the main wall of the House of Commons Debating Chamber. After the chamber was destroyed by bombing in 1941, the finial was given to the citizens of Maidstone. It dates from around 1834 and is made of large limestone, featuring an octagonal shape with two stages and a crenellated band between the first and second stages. The finial has a domed top and is set on a stone plinth.

Local climate

Finial from the House of Commons Debating Chamber sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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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