Sign Post and Three Lamps, at Intersection with Wells Road Sign Post at Three Lamps, at Intersection with Bath Road is a Grade II* listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1959. Sign post.

Sign Post and Three Lamps, at Intersection with Wells Road Sign Post at Three Lamps, at Intersection with Bath Road

WRENN ID
ghost-pillar-swift
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol South MP: Karin Smyth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1959
Type
Sign post
OS grid reference
ST 598 718
Coordinates
51.44427, -2.57843
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sign post at Three Lamps, located at the intersection with Wells Road, dates from the early 19th century. It features a cast-iron column with a fluted Doric design and a square entablature adorned with triglyphs. The post supports two finger posts with pointing hands and pierced lettering that indicate the directions to Bath and Wells. The sign post was restored around 1985 and includes three glass balloon lamps. It is commonly referred to as the Bishop of Bath and Wells and is noted as one of the finest early 19th century signposts in England, according to Pevsner's "The Buildings of England."

Local climate

Sign Post and Three Lamps, at Intersection with Wells Road Sign Post at Three Lamps, at Intersection with Bath Road receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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