Preservation of cast iron lamp standards

[Reading]

I found this thread on a local web forum

http://www.reading-forum.co.uk/forum/vi ... 38&t=12187 (hopefully link works but otherwise go to the forum then Reading-Talk the look for topic "Are there any old cast iron street lights near you?"

Local residents managed to get the council to preserve the old lamp standards converting them instead of replacing - the area is
https://goo.gl/maps/kpufxiirsVTQG8ZY8

This is a thread for those wanting to see how old street furniture can be be preserved NOT to comment on the pro's and con's of the lighting choice chosen for the conversion

[jervi]

Unfortunately (and fortunately) street lights in my hometown were all replaced about 5 or 6 years ago, weirdly not to LED lights though. The street lights definitely give an area character and you could usually be able to tell how old a street was by their style. There was one street near me, where in a 300 metre section there are about 12 lighting columns, of which only two were identical, some had old cast iron columns, with their original light housing, some with newer ones. Some newer columns but with older style lamps (and swan necks), and a few new new ones of various designs.

But by far my favorite columns are the ones along Brighton seafront, which could probably withstand a truck cause they are thiccc af.