Lamp post outside 8 Mercer Street

A gas street light comprising a cast iron, 'Trafalgar' column with a Windsor lantern, probably dating from about 1908.

MATERIALS: a cast iron column and a copper lantern with an enamel reflector.

DESCRIPTION: the lamp post comprises a cast iron column with a tapered, circular pedestal on a square base. The pedestal has moulded collars at irregular intervals and has an applied registration plaque bearing number 7507. A fluted, 'tulip' shaft rises from the pedestal, terminating in a circular collar with a single ladder rest and a four-legged frog supporting a Windsor lantern. The lantern is square with tapered glazing panels and copper casing. The tent has oak leaf decoration to the corners and a spike and cap finial. Inside is a six-mantle burner, an enamel reflector, a Horstmann control clock and a Comet igniter.