Lampstandards Along Serpentine Road and Around Bandstand, 8 Along Road to East of Rangers Cottage and 2 Along West Carriage Drive at Junction with Serpentine Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Street furniture.

Lampstandards Along Serpentine Road and Around Bandstand, 8 Along Road to East of Rangers Cottage and 2 Along West Carriage Drive at Junction with Serpentine Road

WRENN ID
strange-outpost-magpie
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
Street furniture
Address
Lampstandards Along Serpentine Road and Around Bandstand, 8 Along Road to East of Rangers Cottage and 2 Along West Carriage Drive at Junction with Serpentine Road, Hyde Park W2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 271 801
Coordinates
51.50637, -0.16967
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lampstandards along Serpentine Road and around the Bandstand date from the mid 19th century. They are made of cast iron and feature octagonal bases, with most topped by globe lanterns that have crown finials. There are eight lampstandards along the road to the east of Rangers Cottage and two along the West Carriage Drive at the junction with Serpentine Road.

Local climate

Lampstandards Along Serpentine Road and Around Bandstand, 8 Along Road to East of Rangers Cottage and 2 Along West Carriage Drive at Junction with Serpentine Road sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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