Balustrade with four lamp-standards in front of Richmond Terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Balustrade.

Balustrade with four lamp-standards in front of Richmond Terrace

WRENN ID
little-jade-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Balustrade
Address
Balustrade with four lamp-standards in front of Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, London, City of Westminster, SW1A 2NJ
OS grid reference
TQ 302 798
Coordinates
51.50303, -0.12516
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The balustrade with four lamp standards in front of Richmond Terrace is a Grade II listed structure, part of a development designed in 1819 by Thomas Chawner and built between 1822 and 1824 by George and Henry Harrison.

This structure serves as the northern retaining wall for a ramped carriage drive that runs the full length of the terrace. It features a long granite balustrade that curves into scrolls at both ends, consisting of groups of balusters alternating with square piers. The four central piers are topped with cast-iron lamp standards that have Neoclassical ornamentation, ladder bars, and finialed Nico lanterns.

Local climate

Balustrade with four lamp-standards in front of Richmond Terrace 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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