Balustrade with 5 Lamp Standards Immediately North of Main Block of the County Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. A C20 Balustrade. 7 related planning applications.

Balustrade with 5 Lamp Standards Immediately North of Main Block of the County Hall

WRENN ID
stranded-gallery-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1981
Type
Balustrade
Address
Balustrade with 5 Lamp Standards Immediately North of Main Block of the County Hall, Belvedere Road Se1, SE1 7PB
OS grid reference
TQ 306 799
Coordinates
51.50306, -0.11864
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The balustrade with five lamp standards is located immediately north of the main block of the County Hall on Belvedere Road. It is made of stone and features five cast iron lamp standards. Each standard is designed with interlinked dolphins wrapping around a fluted, wreathed column, which supports a crowned globular lampholder. This design is similar to those found along the river wall. The bases of the lamp standards are inscribed alternately with 'G.V.R.' and '1933'.

Local climate

Balustrade with 5 Lamp Standards Immediately North of Main Block 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 7 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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