Lamp West of West Door of 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 West of West Door of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- fading-chamber-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1993
- Type
- Lamp
- Address
- Lamp West of West Door of Church of St John the Baptist, Church Street
- OS grid reference
- SX 886 608
- Coordinates
- 50.4367, -3.56996
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A gas lamp, which has been converted to electricity, is located west of the west door 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 by Geo. Smith and Co. Gun Foundry in Glasgow. It features a local red breccia plinth that is octagonal and chamfered, supporting an octagonal chamfered freestone base. The lamp standard is made of cast iron with fluted detailing and 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 West of West Door of 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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