12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) from Outside Tower House on Both Sides of Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Lampstandards. 4 related planning applications.

12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) from Outside Tower House on Both Sides of Road

WRENN ID
gaunt-banister-sage
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
Lampstandards
Address
12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) from Outside Tower House on Both Sides of Road, Tavistock Street Wc2, City of Westminster, WC2E 7PA
OS grid reference
TQ 304 808
Coordinates
51.51159, -0.12127
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are 12 lamp standards, numbered 1 to 12 consecutively, located from outside the Aldwych Theatre to outside Tower House on both sides of Tavistock Street in the City of Westminster. These lamp standards date from around 1900 to 1910 and are made of cast iron, featuring fluted shafts designed in the "Eddystone Column" pattern, topped with Nico lanterns. They are included in the heritage listing for their group value.

Local climate

12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) from Outside Tower House on Both Sides of Road 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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