Lamp Standard in Garden East of Albert Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Lamp standard.

Lamp Standard in Garden East of Albert Bridge

WRENN ID
nether-bronze-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1969
Type
Lamp standard
Address
Lamp Standard in Garden East of Albert Bridge, Chelsea Embankment Sw3
OS grid reference
TQ 274 776
Coordinates
51.48335, -0.16639
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lamp standard located in the garden east of Albert Bridge was built in 1874. It is one of two iron lamp standards featuring an ornate twisted column design adorned with climbing figures and cornucopiae. The lamp is set on a plain granite pedestal that has an inscription commemorating the opening of Chelsea Embankment in 1874. The lamp standard was cast in Coalbrookdale.

Local climate

Lamp Standard in Garden East of Albert Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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