Lamp to South of the South Porch of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1993. Lamp.

Lamp to South of the South Porch of the Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
rusted-courtyard-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1993
Type
Lamp
Address
Lamp to South of the South Porch of the Church of St John the Baptist, Church Street
OS grid reference
SX 886 608
Coordinates
50.43659, -3.56963
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A gas lamp, converted to electricity, is located to the south of the south porch of the Church of St John the Baptist in Paignton. This lamp is part of a set of four and is likely from the late 19th century, marked with the stamp of Geo. Smith and Co. Gun Foundry in Glasgow. It features a plinth made of local red breccia, with an octagonal chamfered base of freestone above it. The lamp standard is made of cast iron and has a fluted design with a ribbon moulding. The lamp holder is also octagonal and includes a pierced iron crested frieze. This set of lamps is considered an unusual survival.

Local climate

Lamp to South of the South Porch of the Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% 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 0.2°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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