Approximately 250 Metres of River Wall with 19 Lamp Standards Immediately West of the County Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. River wall.

Approximately 250 Metres of River Wall with 19 Lamp Standards Immediately West of the County Hall

WRENN ID
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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
OS grid reference
TQ 305 798
Coordinates
51.50207, -0.11982
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This description covers approximately 250 metres of river wall located immediately west of the County Hall on Belvedere Road, built in the early 20th century. The wall is constructed from grey granite and features a plinth and square coping, which has been elevated by a later granite course. Along the wall, there are 19 lamp standards made of cast iron, designed with intertwined dolphins around a wreathed, fluted column that supports a globular lamp holder topped with a crown finial. Each lamp standard rests on a tall granite plinth, with the bases inscribed with 'VIC:REG' and the years '1910', '1933', or 'G.V.R'. Additionally, each plinth has a bronze lion head with a ring in its mouth on the river-facing side.

Local climate

Approximately 250 Metres of River Wall with 19 Lamp Standards Immediately West of the County Hall 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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