Lamp post outside 11 Gayfere Street

The lamp post outside 11 Gayfere Street is a gas street light dating from the 1830s, featuring a later extension shaft and a Rochester-type lantern likely installed around 1930. It is made of cast iron, with a glazed lantern constructed from iron, spun copper, and enamelled steel.

The lamp post has a tapering fluted column topped with an extension shaft and an upright Rochester lantern. The base is tapered square with horizontal reeding, displaying an oval plaque numbered 6565 on one side and the Westminster City Council crest on the other. Below this, there is an additional plaque indicating the manufacturer, T Edge. The lantern includes a circular drum and rain-shield made of copper, positioned above an inverted six-mantle burner encased in teardrop-shaped glass, which has a drainage hole at its base and is complemented by an enamelled steel reflector. This entire assembly is held in place by an iron cradle with two curved uprights extending from the clock box, which retain much of their original decorative ironwork scrolls typical of inter-war Rochester lanterns.