Lamp standard commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 2013. Lamp standard.
Lamp standard commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
- WRENN ID
- errant-pillar-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 2013
- Type
- Lamp standard
- OS grid reference
- TL 309 801
- Coordinates
- 52.40388, -0.07646
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a lamp standard commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, made of cast iron with a brass lantern frame. The lamp standard is elaborately designed and rests on a modern shallow cast-iron octagonal base. It features a circular plinth with a moulded lower section that bears the inscription ‘F. T. RUSTON ST IVES’. Above this is a narrower, fluted central section, and a wider upper section adorned with two bands that display a shell motif and foliation. Both the lower and upper sections of the plinth are decorated with a Tudor rose.
The lower part of the post is entwined with stylised ivy and then expands into a baluster shape, which is decorated with an arcade and acanthus leaves before leading up to the tri-arm. This tri-arm has the inscription ‘VR’ at its base and supports three modern Victorian-style lamps that are tapering cylindrical in shape. These lamps are edged with brattishing in the form of oak leaves and topped with crowns, with the central lamp featuring a larger crown. Some of the detailing on the lamp standard is highlighted in orange and gold paint.
Local climate
Lamp standard commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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