Two lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil Court is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2024. Lamp post.
Two lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil Court
- WRENN ID
- lesser-sentry-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2024
- Type
- Lamp post
- Address
- Two lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil Court, Lamp Post Outside 7 Cecil Court, London, City of Westminster, WC2N 4EZ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 300 807
- Coordinates
- 51.51072, -0.12764
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The two lamp posts located outside numbers 7 and 21 Cecil Court are a matching pair of gas streetlights, made of cast iron and dating from around 1890. They feature Upright Rochester lanterns, manufactured by William Sugg and Company Limited, which were likely installed around 1930.
These lamp posts are centrally positioned in the pedestrianised Cecil Court, each standing approximately 3 meters tall. The columns have an ornate 'St Martin's' design, with a spiral pattern on the shafts. The name of the original parish, ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS, is embossed on one side of the base of each column, above a worn relief showing a mounted St Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar. Each column includes a ladder rest with decorative scrollwork on one side, which is an unusual asymmetrical feature. Above the ladder rest, there is a moulded collar and a short shaft extension that was added when the Rochester lanterns were installed to enhance their height and light distribution.
Each lantern is designed with a circular, weatherproof chimney above an inverted six-mantle burner, which is enclosed in a spherical glass casing that has a drainage hole at the base. The main body of each lantern is supported by a pair of upright arms that extend at right angles from the cast-iron control clock box, passing through the enamelled steel reflector to supply gas to the burner.
Local climate
Two lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil Court 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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