Lamp post outside 37-38 St James's Place is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 2024. Lamp post.
Lamp post outside 37-38 St James's Place
- WRENN ID
- sacred-hearth-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 2024
- Type
- Lamp post
- Address
- Lamp post outside 37-38 St James's Place, London, City of Westminster, SW1A 1NY
- OS grid reference
- TQ 292 801
- Coordinates
- 51.50552, -0.1394
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lamp post outside 37-38 St James's Place is a gas lamp post of the 'Brompton' style, likely made by S Pontifex and Company in the late 19th century or early 20th century, with a Grosvenor lantern that was probably installed around 1930.
It is constructed from cast iron, featuring a glazed lantern made of iron and copper. The ornate column has a tapered shaft with an octagonal section, decorated with acanthus leaves, and sits on a rectangular base. Unusually, the base of the column is elevated, causing the four slots for the gas supply to be visible above the pavement. A registration plaque on the base shows the number 8047 and includes the manufacturer's name, S. PONTIFEX & CO.
At the top, the column supports a Grosvenor lantern, which is held up by a four-legged frog. The lantern features tapered and curved glazing panels encased in copper, with decorative fretwork and an ogee finial on the tent. There is an access hatch at the top of the tent, indicating it likely predates the Second World War. Inside the lantern, there is a four-mantle burner, an enamel reflector, and a Horstmann 14-day control clock.
Local climate
Lamp post outside 37-38 St James's Place 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
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