Bfivethousand wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 08:36
The vast majority of Tamworth's columns have been brought to modern standards but for some reason the concrete columns of Buckingham Road live on in all their splendour and mostly with their (I assume) original lamps.
To be fair they are generally in fantastic condition!
How strange! It's like a street from my childhood. No casual replacements either, they're remarkably intact.
Edit: tell a lie, there are some casual replacements, though a lot of those are orange sodium lights too - you have to follow the road quite a way to find the first one, though. Lots more on side roads - it's almost like the whole estate was overlooked, except that one or two streets do have newer LED lights on metal columns.
Bfivethousand wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 08:36
The vast majority of Tamworth's columns have been brought to modern standards but for some reason the concrete columns of Buckingham Road live on in all their splendour and mostly with their (I assume) original lamps.
To be fair they are generally in fantastic condition!
How strange! It's like a street from my childhood. No casual replacements either, they're remarkably intact.
Edit: tell a lie, there are some casual replacements, though a lot of those are orange sodium lights too - you have to follow the road quite a way to find the first one, though. Lots more on side roads - it's almost like the whole estate was overlooked, except that one or two streets do have newer LED lights on metal columns.
It's good to see some original lamposts from when the estate was built, the orange glow at night must be rare these days
Norfolktolancashire wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 21:19
It's good to see some original lamposts from when the estate was built, the orange glow at night must be rare these days
Previously there had been concrete lamp posts so all that was replaced were the head units. The white light confused the birds for a while but they seem to have adapted, the latest plan is to turn them off between midnight and 5 AM. It would be nice to see the stars again.
Since Blackburn switched to cut-off LED the night skies have been better - as a kid all I ever saw was an orange haze over the town from the SOX lanterns. I had a SOX lantern outside my house for the first ten years of my life, before the column was swapped out for a SON one. I think this is partly why I don't like sleeping in total darkness.
Bryn Terminally cynical, unimpressed, and nearly Middle Age already. She said life was like a motorway; dull, grey, and long.
Chris5156 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 13:15
Wow, those are ancient! I remember them being quite rare when I was a kid but to see a street of them now is extremely rare. Thanks for posting!
I'm pleased that you like them, Chris. It was just chance that I saw them and there were quite a few behind where I was standing for the first photo.
Bryn666 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:02
Since Blackburn switched to cut-off LED the night skies have been better - as a kid all I ever saw was an orange haze over the town from the SOX lanterns. I had a SOX lantern outside my house for the first ten years of my life, before the column was swapped out for a SON one. I think this is partly why I don't like sleeping in total darkness.
Tyneside used to be like this as most of the lighting was SOX outside of the main town and city centre streets. I can remember being near Belsay in 1980 and in the distance on a clear night, you could see the SOX lighting on the housing estates on the northen edge of Newcastle.
This one was still here last time I passed it used to have a miniature version where the modern one is now though it was replaced long ago. My guess is the columns on the main road had the same brackets before been sleeved but that one somehow survived possibly due to access. But still plenty of concrete left in Barnsley.
