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lamp standard — Amiens Street

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lamp standard — Amiens Street
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Freestanding cast-iron gas lamp standard, erected c.1870, located on traffic island at junction of Amiens Street and Buckingham Street. Comprising acanthus-detailed shaft on round-plan pedestal having decorative ironwork with Dublin Corporation motto and crest, and lamp brackets with three lamps on hexagonal plans with moulded capping having crown motif. Converted to use electricity c.1900. Motto of city on base of pedestal 'Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas' which means 'The citizens' obedience is the city's happiness'.

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