Triple Lamp Standard Approximately 25 Metres To West Of South West Tower

The triple lamp standard, located approximately 25 metres west of the south-west tower in Wells, dates from around 1900 and is signed by Geo Smith & Co., Sun Foundry, Glasgow. This lamp standard features a cast-iron structure set on a stone base. The cylindrical moulded base rises from a stepped stone base with a bevelled top. Above this, a lofty slender tapered and banded shaft includes a fluted lower section and palmate enrichment, leading to a moulded capital with a cross-arm adorned with floriate scrolls. It supports three overthrow arms that hold banded cylindrical pendant lamps, each with a wide flared hood and a hemispherical glass lamp protector. The overthrows are supported by thin wrought-iron scrolls, culminating in a crowning pinnacle. The base of the standard has an applied cast plaque commemorating a former Dean, Patrick Mitchell. Originally gas-lit, the lamp standard has since been converted to electricity. It bears similarities to another standard in the Market Place and is featured in a photograph from 1905. This piece is a notable example of 19th-century street furniture.