Pair of Former Gas Lamp Standards in Front of George Court is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 2002. Street lighting.
Pair of Former Gas Lamp Standards in Front of George Court
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South MP: Stephen Morgan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 2002
- Type
- Street lighting
- Address
- Pair of Former Gas Lamp Standards in Front of George Court, High Street, City of Portsmouth
- OS grid reference
- SZ 633 993
- Coordinates
- 50.7906, -1.10275
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of former gas lamp standards, erected in 1824 by the Portsea Island Gas Company, are located in front of George Court. Made of cast iron, they feature moulded circular pedestals with square bases and thin tapered shafts. The lanterns on top were replaced in the late 20th century. These standards were installed to replace oil lamps that were first introduced in 1776 and were converted to electricity in 1894. They represent an early example of gas street lighting.
Local climate
Pair of Former Gas Lamp Standards in Front of George Court receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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