Lamp post on corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith Square is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 2024. Lamp post.

Lamp post on corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith Square

WRENN ID
pitched-pilaster-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 2024
Type
Lamp post
Address
Lamp post on corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith Square, London, City of Westminster, SW1P 3HS
OS grid reference
TQ 300 791
Coordinates
51.49625, -0.1276
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lamp post located at the corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith Square is a gas street light dating from 1910. It features an Eddystone column and a Rochester-type lantern made by Sugg Lighting Limited in the later 20th century.

The lamp post is made of cast iron and has a glazed lantern constructed from iron, spun copper, and enamelled steel. It consists of a tapering, fluted Eddystone column topped with an upright Rochester lantern. The base of the column displays the Westminster City Council crest on one side, while the opposite side features the royal cypher G V R along with the date 1910. The replacement lantern includes a circular drum and rain-shield above an inverted, six-mantle burner, which is enclosed in a teardrop-shaped glass with a drainage hole at the base. The entire assembly is held in place by an iron cradle with two curved stabilising uprights extending from the clock box.

Local climate

Lamp post on corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith Square 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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