Lamp standard commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

MATERIALS: cast-iron with brass lantern frame.

DESCRIPTION: the elaborately designed lamp standard rests on a modern shallow cast-iron octagonal base. It has a circular plinth consisting of a moulded lower section bearing the inscription ‘F. T. RUSTON ST IVES’; a narrower, fluted central section; and a wider upper section embellished with two bands carrying a shell motif and foliation. The lower and upper sections of the plinth are also embellished with a Tudor rose. The lower section of the post is entwined with stylised ivy and then swells into a baluster shape decorated with an arcade and acanthus leaves before reaching up to the tri-arm. This has the inscription ‘VR’ at the base and carries three modern Victorian style lamps which are tapering cylindrical in shape. They are edged in a sort of brattishing in the form of oak leaves, and surmounted by crowns, with the central lamp carrying a larger crown. Some of the detailing is highlighted in orange/ gold paint.