Lamp Standard On Traffic Island At Junction With St Peter Street

TIVERTON

SS9512 ANGEL HILL, Tiverton 848-1/6/107 Lamp standard on traffic island at junction with St Peter Street (Formerly Listed as: ST PETER STREET, Tiverton Lamp stand on traffic island at junction with Angel Hill)

GV II

Includes: Lamp standard on traffic island at junction with St Peter Street ANGEL HILL. Lamp standard. Dated 1878; by GS Bridgman. Cast-iron, standing on a 4-tiered, chamfered stone plinth. The shaft is in Gothic style, consisting of 2 super-imposed sets of clustered columns with enriched capitals. From the upper of these spring 2 large foliated scrolls carrying 3 lamps; the latter have been renewed in late C20. The base, which is held together by an iron strap, is carved with the inscription: ERECTED BY J LANE ESQRE JP AD 1878. Below this in smaller letters is GS BRIDGMAN ARCH. Mr John Lane, a Tiverton draper, had been mayor in 1869. In that year he had paid for the new town hall clock, and in 1877 subscribed »1,000 towards the cost of the new Baptist chapel in Newport Street (qv). The architect for the latter was GS Bridgman of Torquay. A good example of its type, prominently situated in the historic town centre.

Listing NGR: SS9537812531