7 Lamp Standards on Approach to Victoria Memorial from Buckingham Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Lampstandards.

7 Lamp Standards on Approach to Victoria Memorial from Buckingham Gate

WRENN ID
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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
Lampstandards
Address
7 Lamp Standards on Approach to Victoria Memorial from Buckingham Gate, the Mall Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 291 796
Coordinates
51.501, -0.14038
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are seven lamp standards located on the approach to the Victoria Memorial from Buckingham Gate. These lamp standards date from the early to mid-19th century and are made of cast iron with an octagonal shape. Most of them are monogrammed with "G IV" and "W IV" and feature Windsor lanterns. They are part of a notable series of early lamp standards found in the Mall, Green Park, St. James's Park, Birdcage Walk, and Horse Guards.

Local climate

7 Lamp Standards on Approach to Victoria Memorial from Buckingham Gate 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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