Lamp Standard, Dwarf Piers and Chains in Front of Doxford House is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1994. Lamp standard. 10 related planning applications.
Lamp Standard, Dwarf Piers and Chains in Front of Doxford House
- WRENN ID
- watchful-belfry-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South MP: Bridget Phillipson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1994
- Type
- Lamp standard
- Address
- Lamp Standard, Dwarf Piers and Chains in Front of Doxford House, Warden Law Lane, SR3 2PD
- OS grid reference
- NZ 375 527
- Coordinates
- 54.86855, -1.41652
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A lamp standard with dwarf piers and chains, dating from circa 1900, located in the forecourt of Doxford House. The arrangement defines a semicircular plot directly opposite the forebuilding. The structure comprises stone piers with prominent cornices and iron ball finials, connecting wrought-iron chains with large spikes. The lamp standard itself has a bulbous, rusticated base, supporting an elaborately moulded design with a large lantern, a pyramidal top, and a spike finial.
Local climate
Lamp Standard, Dwarf Piers and Chains in Front of Doxford House 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 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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