Original Lighting Column Opposite 12 St Mary'S Terrace

This is a gas lighting column that has been later converted to electricity, located opposite 12 St Mary's Terrace. It is a standard type introduced from the late 1870s for the Hastings and District Gas Lighting Company and is believed to have been erected between 1880 and 1890. The column is made of cast iron and stands about 8 feet high with an octagonal shape, featuring two decorative bands and a moulded plinth. The inscription with the name of the company was not visible at the time of inspection. At the top, there is an enlarged octagonal head that has an early 20th-century electricity switch and timer box fitted to it. Above this is a swansneck bracket adorned with paterae and a scrolled finial, which currently supports a late 20th-century lantern. This column is one of a series of three identical gas lighting columns in St Mary's Terrace.