Lamp post at junction of Carting Lane and Strand

A gas street light comprising a 'Brompton' style column manufactured by S Pontifex and Company, with a Windsor lantern manufactured by William Sugg and Company, both probably dating from the early C20.

MATERIALS: the column is cast iron and the glazed lantern is metal with an enamelled reflector.

DESCRIPTION: the lamp post comprises an ornate, cast iron, column, of a style which came to be known as 'Brompton' in the 1990s, with a Windsor lantern. The column has a tapered shaft of octagonal section, with acanthus leaf decoration over a base of rectangular section inscribed with the details of the manufacturer: S PONTIFEX & CO/ REGNART BUILDINGS/ EUSTON STREET/ LONDON. There are more decorative ancanthus leaves at the collar, which also has a pair of metal, hanging basket brackets with decorative scrollwork bolted to it, presumably a later addition. The column is surmounted by a Windsor lantern supported on a four-legged frog. This lantern is square, with four tapered, glass sides with metal glazing bars and a decorative ogee finial to the tent. Inside the lantern is a four-mantle burner, an enamel reflector and a Horstmann control clock.