River Wall with 36 Lamp Standards Between Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. River wall.

River Wall with 36 Lamp Standards Between Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge

WRENN ID
guardian-mullion-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1981
Type
River wall
Address
River Wall with 36 Lamp Standards Between Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge, Albert Embankment Se1
OS grid reference
TQ 305 796
Coordinates
51.50031, -0.12009
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The River Wall with 36 lamp standards, located on the west side of Albert Embankment in SE1, is a Grade II listed structure. This grey granite wall features a plinth and square coping, which is elevated by a later granite course. At regular intervals along the wall, there are lamp standards made of cast iron. These standards are designed with interlinked dolphins wrapping around a fluted, wreathed column that supports a globular lampholder topped with a crown finial. Each lamp standard stands on a tall granite plinth adorned with marine trophies. The bases of the plinths are inscribed alternately with '1870' and 'VIC REG', and they also bear a faint inscription reading 'MASEFIELD & CO FOUNDER, C VULLIAMY, ARCHT'. Most of the plinths feature a bronze lion head with a ring in its mouth on the river-facing side.

Local climate

River Wall with 36 Lamp Standards Between Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge 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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