Lamp post at the junction of Mereheath Lane and Knutsford Drive

Lamp post and finger post, 1844. Fingers removed during the Second World War, lantern replaced late C20.

MATERIALS: cast-iron, with a cylindrical stone base.

DESCRIPTION: a slender cast-iron lamp post, which doubled as a finger post. It comprises two fluted columns, placed one atop the other, each terminating in an Egyptian capital; the upper capital is surmounted by a vase. Two circular flanges on the upper column mark the former position of the ladder bars, and there is a small rectangular flange, which functioned as a stop for the former 'fingers'. The lamp post has a splayed foot, decorated with acanthus leaves, rising off a cylindrical plinth with a moulded edge, which has the manufacturer's name and date cast in relief that reads: JOHN MUSGRAVE. SON & HEATON. BOLTON 1844. The lamp post is mounted on a cylindrical stone base that has a rebate for the gas supply pipe and there is a small access door in the plinth directly over the rebate. An electric lamp is housed in a late-C20 'Windsor' style lantern.