Lamp post at the junction of Mereheath Lane and Knutsford Drive

This is a lamp post and finger post from 1844, located at the junction of Mereheath Lane and Knutsford Drive. The fingers were removed during the Second World War, and the lantern was replaced in the late 20th century.

The lamp post is made of cast iron and features a cylindrical stone base. It has a slender design with two fluted columns stacked one on top of the other, each ending in an Egyptian capital. The upper capital is topped with a vase. Two circular flanges on the upper column indicate where ladder bars were previously attached, and a small rectangular flange served as a stop for the former 'fingers'. The base of the lamp post has a splayed foot adorned with acanthus leaves, rising from a cylindrical plinth with a moulded edge. The plinth bears the manufacturer's name and date in relief: JOHN MUSGRAVE. SON & HEATON. BOLTON 1844. The lamp post is set on a cylindrical stone base that includes a rebate for the gas supply pipe, along with a small access door in the plinth directly above the rebate. Currently, an electric lamp is fitted within a late-20th century 'Windsor' style lantern.