Gas Lamp Standard Near No 65 and Edge of Recreation Ground is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. Gas lamp standard.

Gas Lamp Standard Near No 65 and Edge of Recreation Ground

WRENN ID
winter-trefoil-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1988
Type
Gas lamp standard
Address
Gas Lamp Standard Near No 65 and Edge of Recreation Ground, Oakhill Road
OS grid reference
TQ 524 544
Coordinates
51.26888, 0.18438
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This gas lamp standard, dating from around 1890, is made of cast iron. It features a tapering lantern topped with a central urn finial and decorative acroteria at the ends. The lamp is supported by an octagonal column that has a deep plinth. It is located near No. 65 and at the edge of the recreation ground.

Local climate

Gas Lamp Standard Near No 65 and Edge of Recreation Ground receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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