Six lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Lamp posts. 8 related planning applications.
Six lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6
- WRENN ID
- over-jamb-willow
- 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 posts
- Address
- Six lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6, King Street Wc2, City of Westminster, WC2E 8HN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 302 808
- Coordinates
- 51.51162, -0.1244
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These six lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6, date from around 1910. They are cast iron, with fluted columns designed in the style of Eddystone Columns, and feature Rochester lanterns. The lamp posts are included on the list solely for their group value.
Local climate
Six lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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