18 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 18 (Consecutive) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. Lamp-post.

18 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 18 (Consecutive)

WRENN ID
sunken-pillar-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1970
Type
Lamp-post
Address
18 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 18 (Consecutive), Carlton House Terrace Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 297 802
Coordinates
51.50622, -0.1322
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Eighteen lamp-posts, numbered 1 to 18 consecutively, were constructed around 1827 to 1829. These lamp-posts feature cast iron standards with squared bases that are inscribed with the cipher of King George IV. The upper part of each standard is adorned with a tulip design and includes a mid-19th century heightening topped with lanterns of the Rochester type.

Local climate

18 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 18 (Consecutive) 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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