Gas Lamp and Standard Approximately 18 Metres East of Central Block of Atlas Works is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. Lamp.
Gas Lamp and Standard Approximately 18 Metres East of Central Block of Atlas Works
- WRENN ID
- waning-portal-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1987
- Type
- Lamp
- OS grid reference
- TL 855 288
- Coordinates
- 51.92725, 0.69707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This gas lamp and standard, dating from the late 19th century, is located approximately 18 metres east of the central block of the Atlas Works in Earls Colne. The structure is made of cast iron and sheet metal. The standard features an octagonal lower section with recessed panels, a moulded base and waist, standing about one metre high. Above this, the upper stem is reeded and tapers, adorned with an acanthus design at the neck. It includes two ladder arms and bears the inscription 'The Thames Bank Iron Company, London' in raised letters at the base. The lamp itself is hexagonal, with a scalloped border around its upper edge and two scalloped borders around the vent above, topped with a ball finial. This gas lamp is a rare survival and is in exceptionally complete condition.
Local climate
Gas Lamp and Standard Approximately 18 Metres East of Central Block of Atlas Works sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 660 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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