Lamp in Pensioner's Court, The Charterhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Lamp.

Lamp in Pensioner's Court, The Charterhouse

WRENN ID
patient-keystone-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Lamp
Address
Lamp in Pensioner's Court, The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square
OS grid reference
TQ 318 820
Coordinates
51.52216, -0.10076
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century lamp located in Pensioners' Court at The Charterhouse in Islington. It is made of cast iron and was produced by Bowler and Co of London. The lamp features a broad square base adorned with the arms of Thomas Sutton, octagonal columns with roll-moulded capitals, ladder rests, and an octagonal lantern of the Nico type topped with a double ogee cap.

Local climate

Lamp in Pensioner's Court, The Charterhouse 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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