Lamp post outside 4 Tufton Street

A gas street light comprising a Brompton-type column, which is generally thought to date from the late C19, with a later extension shaft and a Windsor-type lantern probably installed in the early C20.

MATERIALS: cast iron lamp post with a glazed lantern of iron, spun copper and enamelled steel.

DESCRIPTION: the lamp post consists of a tapering ‘Brompton’ column with acanthus leaves at the base and top and topped with an extension shaft and a Windsor lantern. The lantern is square shaped, with tapered and curved glazing panels with metal glazing bars, topped with a decorative circular ogee finial to the tent. One of the panels is an enamelled reflector blanked off to reflect light forward. The square base of the column has an oval plaque number 8030 on one side. 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.