Lamp Standard Outside Number 42 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Lamp standard.

Lamp Standard Outside Number 42

WRENN ID
burning-glass-kestrel
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
Lamp Standard Outside Number 42, Rutland Gate Sw7, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 272 794
Coordinates
51.49932, -0.1679
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lamp standard outside number 42 on Rutland Gate is a 19th-century structure made of cast iron. It features a chamfered shaft and a polygonal lantern. This lamp standard is listed primarily for its group value with the surrounding houses in the square.

Local climate

Lamp Standard Outside Number 42 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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