Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Edward, King and Martyr is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Lamp post.
Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Edward, King and Martyr
- WRENN ID
- mired-doorway-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1989
- Type
- Lamp post
- OS grid reference
- SK 446 273
- Coordinates
- 52.84152, -1.33791
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This lamp post, located approximately 4 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Edward, King and Martyr, dates from the mid-19th century. It is made of cast iron and features an octagonal shaft that stands on a moulded base adorned with blind tracery panels. The lamp post has a moulded octagonal cross bar and a foliated capital. The hexagonal lantern at the top is missing its glazing. This lamp post is one of a set of three located in the churchyard and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Edward, King and Martyr 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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