Lamp Post on North Side of High Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1985. A C19 Lamp post.

Lamp Post on North Side of High Cross

WRENN ID
haunted-jade-smoke
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 March 1985
Type
Lamp post
Address
Lamp Post on North Side of High Cross, Boroughgate, Appleby-In-Westmorland
OS grid reference
NY 684 201
Coordinates
54.57549, -2.48986
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lamp post on the north side of High Cross is a late 19th century iron structure. It features decorative volutes at the base, a fluted stem, spandrels, and two arms that support two lanterns.

Local climate

Lamp Post on North Side of High Cross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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