What is recorded here
Freestanding wrought iron gas lamp standard, c.1900. Road fronted on concrete footpath.
Representing an early artefact of iron ware a lamp standard of simple design aesthetic forming an appealing, if subtle feature in the street scene survives as a reminder of the services put in place to light streets using gas in the period before electrification.
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
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