The London Stone is a Grade II listed building in the Spelthorne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1952. Monument. 1 related planning application.
The London Stone
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-minaret-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Spelthorne
- Constituency
- Spelthorne MP: Lincoln Jopp (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1952
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The London Stone, Lammas Recreational Park, Wraysbury Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 4XZ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 027 717
- Coordinates
- 51.43576, -0.52302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The London Stone is a Grade II listed structure located in Lammas Recreational Park, Staines-upon-Thames. It was likely reused from the 17th century and was set on its current plinth in 1826. The stone features a short panelled pillar-altar with the letters ... 0D.PR ... on the abacus. One side displays the City of London badge, while the other side has a monogram with the letter 'R'. This pillar-altar stands on a panelled base that includes three steps.
The north face of the stone is inscribed with a message stating that the ancient stone is raised upon the pedestal exactly where it originally stood, with the date "City of London AD 1285." The west face bears an inscription noting that "The Right Honourable William Venables Lord Mayor of London and Conservator of the River of Thames viewed this western boundary of the City's jurisdiction of the said River marked by the ancient stone raised upon this pedestal. Erected AD 1285. On the 29th day of July AD 1826. God preserve the City of London." Additionally, the names of mariners, including the deputy master of Trinity House, are inscribed on the top step.
Local climate
The London Stone 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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