Lamp Standards at North End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards at South End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on Green Between Herbarium and Gates to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite Number 53 Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite the Main Entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Pavement, in Front of Number 51 is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1983. A C19 Lamp standards.

Lamp Standards at North End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards at South End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on Green Between Herbarium and Gates to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite Number 53 Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite the Main Entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Pavement, in Front of Number 51

WRENN ID
south-cupola-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1983
Type
Lamp standards
Address
Lamp Standards at North End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards at South End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on Green Between Herbarium and Gates to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite Number 53 Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite the Main Entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Pavement, in Front of Number 51, Kew Green
OS grid reference
TQ 187 775
Coordinates
51.48465, -0.29083
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lamp standards located at various points around the Royal Botanic Gardens date from the early 19th century and are made of cast iron, having been adapted for electricity. Each lamp standard features a square, tapering base that is horizontally furrowed, with a GIIIIR monogram on most, while the one at the north end of the Main Entrance railings has a WIIIIR monogram. The base supports an octagonal column that has three swan-neck brackets, each holding a round lantern topped with a pagoda design. The letters T.E.D.G.E. are cast into the base of each standard. These lamp standards can be found on the pavement in front of number 51, on the green opposite number 53, on the green opposite the main entrance gates to the Royal Botanic Gardens, at the south end of the railings to the main entrance, at the north end of the railings to the main entrance, and on the green between the Herbarium and the gates to the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Local climate

Lamp Standards at North End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards at South End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on Green Between Herbarium and Gates to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite Number 53 Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite the Main Entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Pavement, in Front of Number 51 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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