Direction Stone in Wall at End of Cheltenham Place is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1975. Direction stone. 2 related planning applications.

Direction Stone in Wall at End of Cheltenham Place

WRENN ID
white-spandrel-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP: Luke Pollard (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1975
Type
Direction stone
Address
Direction Stone in Wall at End of Cheltenham Place, Greenbank Road, City of Plymouth
OS grid reference
SX 484 555
Coordinates
50.38004, -4.13314
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The direction stone, dated 1754, is a bollard-like block made of dressed freestone with a domed head. It is set into a niche in a grouted rubble wall. The stone features a crude carving of a bird above an inscription. On the left side, it indicates "The way to the Old King's Arms and Exeter Inn," while the right side states "To Old Town Gate 1754."

Local climate

Direction Stone in Wall at End of Cheltenham Place sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% 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 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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