Lamp Post 1.5 Metres West Of Number 12

This lamp post, located 1.5 metres west of number 12 in Brancepeth village, dates back to 1863. It is made of cast iron and features a thin, tapering design with a reeded, cylindrical lower half and an octagonal-section upper half. The post has several necking bands adorned with various decorative motifs in relief, including lion-masks, gadrooning, and spear-shaped leaves. At the base, there is a scrolled design on a cross-plan plinth that bears a now-illegible manufacturer's name in an oval panel. Flanking the post are double-scrolled ladder-rests beside a knop that displays the year 1863 in raised letters. The lamp is topped with a glazed, square-plan lantern that has outward-sloping panes and a cylindrical top vent with an acorn finial.