Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Lamp Standard

The Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Lamp Standard was erected in 1897, with the lantern being replaced in the late 20th century.

This lamp standard is made of cast iron and is mounted on a concrete base, accompanied by decorative cast-iron chain posts. It stands on a square concrete base, surrounded by a narrow flower bed within a raised square concrete surround. At each corner, there are stylised cast-iron dolphins that support a spiked chain.

The lamp standard features a splayed pedestal with scroll feet, set on a base that has concave faces and a beaded architrave. Between the scroll feet, there is a crown flanked by the initials VR, with streaming ribbons on either side that are dated 1837 and 1897. Below this, a maker's plate reads: KING and Co LIMITED / ENGINEERS / HULL. The front access panel, which is hinged at the base, displays a dedication that reads: 1837-1897 / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / DIAMOND JUBILEE / OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY / JUNE 22ND 1897 / THROUGH THE INDEFATIGABLE / EFFORTS OF A LOYAL / & GENEROUS COMMITTEE / PRESIDENT. M. CHEVERTON-BROWN / VICE PRESIDENT. CHAS. THOMPSON / HON. TREASURER. CHAS. SIMPSON. / HON. SECS. J.T. WOOLLONS. L.S. KIDD.

The side and rear panels of the pedestal are adorned with foliated decoration, and a conduit pipe projects from the southern side. The ornate baroque-style base rises from the pedestal, featuring a baluster vase resting on a scroll foot base with fluted panels, supported by seashells over female heads adorned with garlands. The base of the shaft is flared and decorated with swags. The tapering fluted shaft has a rounded section and rises to a moulded architrave beneath a narrow foliate frieze, which includes two ladder rests and a projecting round cornice. An electric lamp is housed in a late 20th-century 'Windsor' style lantern, topped with a false flue that forms a finial.