Street Lamp Standard is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Street lamp.

Street Lamp Standard

WRENN ID
ancient-turret-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Street lamp
Address
Street Lamp Standard, Spital Square E1
OS grid reference
TQ 334 819
Coordinates
51.52036, -0.07839
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The street lamp standard located outside No. 37 Spital Square, dating from 1908, is made of cast iron and features a decorated base. It is a modern lamp standard. This lamp standard, along with No. 37, contributes to a group with the buildings and walls of the Central Foundation School for Girls.

Local climate

Street Lamp Standard 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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  1. No. 37 Spital Square (Including Railings) Grade II 8 m
  2. The Central Foundation School for Girls Grade II 22 m
  3. 1a, Stothard Place EC2 Grade II 29 m
  4. Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers at the Central Foundation School for Girls Grade II 42 m
  5. 6 and 8, Folgate Street E1 Grade II 68 m
  6. 27, Folgate Street E1 Grade II 113 m
  7. 2 Bollards (At Junction with Elder Street) Grade II 117 m
  8. 36, Elder Street E1 Grade II 118 m
  9. Post at Corner of Worship Street Grade II 126 m
  10. Railings at Nos 32 and 34 Grade II 128 m