Lamp post outside 7-9 Dean Bradley Street

A gas street light comprising an ornate column probably dating from the late C19, with a Grosvenor-type lantern probably installed around 1930.

MATERIALS: cast iron lamp post with a glazed lantern of iron, spun copper and enamelled aluminium. The decorative ‘fret’ around the top of the lantern is probably cast lead.

DESCRIPTION: the lamp post consists of a column with acanthus leaves at the base and floral mouldings and topped with a Grosvenor lantern. The tapered square base of the column has an oval plaque number 6059 on one side and on the other, LCC (London County Council). There is a single ladder bar. The lantern is circular, with tapered and curved glazing panels with metal glazing bars, topped with a decorative, perforated fret and an ogee finial to the tent. Inside there is a six-mantle inverted burner with a Horstmann 14 day clockwork time controller and a steel reflector. The lantern is mounted on a four-legged frog attached to the collar of the column.