Lamp Post is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 September 1985. Lamp post.

Lamp Post

WRENN ID
errant-pillar-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 September 1985
Type
Lamp post
Address
Lamp Post, Knighton
OS grid reference
SO 286 722
Coordinates
52.34369, -3.04822
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a Grade II listed lamp post dated 1867, which features relocated cast-iron gothic railings and one lamp post that were originally part of a road bridge over Wylcwm Brook. The construction of these elements is possibly linked to the opening of the Norton Arms Hotel in the same year.

The railings consist of two equal lengths of cut ironwork set at right angles to each other, supported by modern stonework and concrete plinths and piers. The uprights are designed with continuous pointed arches beneath cylindrical handrails, and there are finials on the bottom rail. Additionally, there are two shorter sections of railings with similar ironwork detailing to the north.

The lamp post is located at the right end and features an octagonal base section, a fluted stem, and an ornamental cap. The bottom rail has raised lettering that reads: "S W Williams County Surveyor Radnorshire. AD 1867." The inscription on the lamp post states: "W Thomas. Llanidloes Foundry."

Local climate

Lamp Post receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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