Lamp Standards and Railings to Front of Commissioners House is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1971. Lamp standards, railings.

Lamp Standards and Railings to Front of Commissioners House

WRENN ID
over-solder-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1971
Type
Lamp standards, railings
Address
Lamp Standards and Railings to Front of Commissioners House, Main Gate Street
OS grid reference
TQ 758 690
Coordinates
51.39368, 0.52644
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lamp standards and railings in front of the Commissioner's House date from the mid to late 18th century and are made of cast iron. There are four lamp standards that flank the railing newels, each topped with acorn finials. The standards feature cross bars with arrow finials and flared square lanterns that have round finials. The curved railings extend from matching iron gates, with two additional standards attached to each side of the Commissioner's House.

Local climate

Lamp Standards and Railings to Front of Commissioners House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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