Pillar Box at Junction with Marie Hill Parade is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1999. Pillar box. 1 related planning application.

Pillar Box at Junction with Marie Hill Parade

WRENN ID
twisted-pavement-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheltenham
Constituency
Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1999
Type
Pillar box
Address
Pillar Box at Junction with Marie Hill Parade, St Pauls Road, GL50 4ES
OS grid reference
SO 949 230
Coordinates
51.90552, -2.07515
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cast-iron pillar box dates from between 1866 and 1879. It was designed by JW Penfold and manufactured by the Cochrane Grove Company of Dudley. The hexagonal letter box is decorated with elaborate leaf motifs and features the ‘VR’ royal crest. This pillar box is one of nine located in Cheltenham, and is situated at the junction with Marie Hill Parade on St Paul’s Road. Other examples can be found on Bayshill Road, College Lawn, Douro Road, Evesham Road, Lansdown Road, Montpellier Road, Montpellier Walk, and Pittville Circus Road.

Local climate

Pillar Box at Junction with Marie Hill Parade receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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