Dragon and Onion Lamp Post Behind Number 33 Imperial Square is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1983. Lamp post.

Dragon and Onion Lamp Post Behind Number 33 Imperial Square

WRENN ID
young-vestry-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheltenham
Constituency
Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1983
Type
Lamp post
Address
Dragon and Onion Lamp Post Behind Number 33 Imperial Square, Trafalgar Street
OS grid reference
SO 947 219
Coordinates
51.89581, -2.07765
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The 'Dragon and Onion' lamp post, located behind Number 33 Imperial Square in Cheltenham, was first lit on 6 February 1897. It was likely designed by the Borough Engineer, Joseph Hall, and cast by Messrs McDowell, Stevens and Company Ltd, based in London and Glasgow. This cast-iron lamp post features a bollard with half-bollards adorned with shields and the town's motto 'Salubritas et Eruditio'. It has an arched lamp-holder and a dragon design, topped with an onion-shaped finial. This lamp post was intended for electricity, making it an early and notably elaborate example of its kind. The design motif is derived from the coat of arms of the borough, which was granted to the town 11 years after its incorporation in 1876. Similar lamp posts can be found in Cambray Place, St Mary's Churchyard, Church Street, Regent Street, and Trafalgar Street.

Local climate

Dragon and Onion Lamp Post Behind Number 33 Imperial Square receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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