2 Lamp Standards in Middle of Road Between Junctions with John Princes Street and Hollies Street is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Lamp standard.
2 Lamp Standards in Middle of Road Between Junctions with John Princes Street and Hollies Street
- WRENN ID
- first-sandstone-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- Lamp standard
- Address
- 2 Lamp Standards in Middle of Road Between Junctions with John Princes Street and Hollies Street, Oxford Street W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 289 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51513, -0.14327
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two lamp standards located in the middle of Oxford Street, between the junctions with John Princes Street and Hollies Street, date from the early 20th century. These tall, circular-section cast iron standards feature elaborate double brackets that support hanging hexagonal opal glass lanterns. The square section base is adorned with foliated relief decoration, and one side displays the arms of St Marylebone Borough Council in relief.
Local climate
2 Lamp Standards in Middle of Road Between Junctions with John Princes Street and Hollies Street 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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