Pair of lamp posts at the north-west entrance to Lincoln's Inn Fields

A pair of large Victorian cast-iron lamp posts, dating from around 1887, are located at the north-west entrance to Lincoln's Inn Fields Park. These lamp posts were relocated from Battersea Park in 2009, during which they were restored and converted to electrical supply.

The lamp posts are made of cast iron, copper, and glass, and they stand on a triangular area of pavement flanking a granite water fountain, which is separately listed. Each lamp post is positioned on reclaimed chamfered granite plinths. The fluted circular bases rise from an egg and dart moulded collar and feature a copper filigree design of thistle leaves, leading to a second egg and dart collar at waist-height.

The main columns are also fluted, rising from a bronze ring adorned with thistle detail, and culminate in a decorative composite capital. Above this capital, two curved arms support glass globes, secured by bands of black painted copper. At the center of the capital, a cast iron upright supports an elaborate crown featuring the initials VR.