Memorial Lamp to King George V is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1994. A C20 Lamp monument.

Memorial Lamp to King George V

WRENN ID
under-banister-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1994
Type
Lamp monument
Address
Memorial Lamp to King George V, the Wharf, Porthleven
OS grid reference
SW 628 258
Coordinates
50.08524, -5.31625
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial lamp to King George V, located on The Wharf in Porthleven, was erected in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V. It features dressed granite with a moulded shaft on an inscribed base, topped by a moulded cast-iron lamp post that supports a tapered bronze lantern. This lamp is included for its group value.

Local climate

Memorial Lamp to King George V receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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