Cromer Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1977. Lighthouse. 4 related planning applications.
Cromer Lighthouse
- WRENN ID
- weathered-spire-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1977
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Address
- Cromer Lighthouse, Overstrand Road, NR27 0JH
- OS grid reference
- TG 230 415
- Coordinates
- 52.92467, 1.31663
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cromer Lighthouse, built in 1833, is a fairly squat octagonal tower covered in stucco. It features a cornice balustrade and is topped by a circular lantern with a wind vane. The structure has three storeys plus the lantern, with windows on alternate sides of the octagon. The windows are sash style, some with glazing bars and some are blocked. There is a one-storey abutting wing to the east and a larger wing to the south, both dating from the mid to late 19th century. The original lighthouse was constructed in 1719 but collapsed into the sea in 1866 due to the eroding cliff.
Local climate
Cromer Lighthouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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.
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- Related listed building consents — 4 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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