Three Lamp Posts is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Lamp post. 1 related planning application.
Three Lamp Posts
- WRENN ID
- dusted-tin-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1977
- Type
- Lamp post
- Address
- Three Lamp Posts, Christmas Steps, BS1 5BS
- OS grid reference
- ST 586 731
- Coordinates
- 51.45616, -2.59721
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three gas lamp posts located on Christmas Steps in Bristol date from the mid-19th century and were relocated in the late 20th century. These lamp posts are made of cast iron and are positioned in the center of the street, approximately 15 meters apart. Each post features moulded pedestals, fluted shafts, bar switches, and flared lamps.
Local climate
Three Lamp Posts receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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