Lamp post at junction of Carting Lane and Strand is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 2024. Lamp post.
Lamp post at junction of Carting Lane and Strand
- WRENN ID
- odd-span-bistre
- 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 at junction of Carting Lane and Strand, London, City of Westminster, WC2R 0DW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 304 807
- Coordinates
- 51.51037, -0.12139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lamp post at the junction of Carting Lane and Strand is a gas street light that features a 'Brompton' style column made by S Pontifex and Company, along with a Windsor lantern produced by William Sugg and Company, both likely from the early 20th century.
The lamp post is made of cast iron, while the glazed lantern is metal with an enamelled reflector. The ornate column has a tapered octagonal shaft adorned with acanthus leaf decoration, standing on a rectangular base that is inscribed with the manufacturer's details: S PONTIFEX & CO/ REGNART BUILDINGS/ EUSTON STREET/ LONDON. Additional decorative acanthus leaves are present at the collar, which also includes a pair of metal brackets with decorative scrollwork for hanging baskets, likely added later. At the top of the column is a Windsor lantern, which is square and supported by a four-legged frog. The lantern features four tapered glass sides with metal glazing bars and is topped with a decorative ogee finial. Inside the lantern, there is a four-mantle burner, an enamel reflector, and a Horstmann control clock.
Local climate
Lamp post at junction of Carting Lane and Strand 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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