Lamp post outside 3 Barton Street

The lamp post outside 3 Barton Street is a gas street light, likely from the late 19th century, featuring a Brompton-type column. It has a later extension shaft and a Rochester-type lantern made by William Sugg and Company, probably around 1930.

The lamp post is made of cast iron and includes a glazed lantern constructed from iron, spun copper, and enamelled steel. The column tapers and is adorned with acanthus leaves at both the base and top. It has a square base with an oval plaque numbered 6519. The lantern features a circular drum and rain-shield made of copper, positioned above an inverted, six-mantle burner enclosed in teardrop-shaped glass, which has a drainage hole at its base. An enamelled steel reflector is inscribed with the lettering ‘SUGG GAS LIGHT’. This entire assembly is held in place by an iron cradle with two curved uprights extending from the clock box, which still display much of their original decorative ironwork scrolls, characteristic of inter-war Rochester lanterns.