5 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 5 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Lamp-post.

5 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 5

WRENN ID
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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-post
Address
5 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 5, Bedford Street Wc2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 302 807
Coordinates
51.51096, -0.12461
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Five lamp-posts, numbered 1 to 5, were constructed in 1910. They are made of cast iron and feature fluted "Eddystone column" standards. Each lamp-post displays the monogram "G.V.R." and is topped with Nico lanterns.

Local climate

5 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 5 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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