A458 Stewponey
This is a 1994 view of the recently resurfaced A458 between the A449 and Stourbridge. The centre of the picture is a pole mounted light with what appears to be a Revo Prefect lantern. To the left are some other older lights which were in the progress of being replaced when this picture was taken. In the distance is a hockey stick column with a SOX lantern which was relatively new but all the non SON lights were removed shortly afterwards including the pole mounted bracket.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 28, 2007 by Truvelo Stourbridge Ring Road 2001
A 2001 view looking south from Foster Street
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 27, 2007 by Truvelo == Summary ==
Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury
The Welsh Bridge, looking north
The A458 road at EnvilleThe A458 Stourbridge to Bridgnorth road passes through the small village of Enville. The building on the left is The Cat Inn. <a href='
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2001807'>SO8286 : The Cat Inn, Bridgnorth Road</a>.
Some attractive signs still in the centre of old Bridgnorth
A458 Mucklow Hill lighting replacement
This is the top of Mucklow Hill and most of the original columns containing SOX are still in situ. The original SOX lanterns were slim bowl Z9554's but most have been replaced by MA's. On the left hand side is a post top Vectra which is a casual replacement for the SOX. All these columns are now being replaced by a totally new installation of post top Arcs. It's not only the lighting that's changing - the speed limit here used to be 40mph and the carriageway heading up the hill was two lanes. A year or so ago the speed limit was cut to 30 and the 40mph limit now starts in the distance. The speed limit reduction is bad enough but the worst thing is the lane drop before the summit of the hill. This is really annoying if you're stuck behind something slow.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Mar 13, 2008 by Truvelo Former layout of A458/A449 Junction
Including Kinver Light Railway.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 14, 2006 by Jam35 A458 Mucklow Hill lighting replacement
Here's another view showing the new Arcs going up. This used to be S4 and 40mph and the uphill carriageway could do with having the two lanes reinstating because of the frustration caused by slow vehicles struggling up the hill.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Mar 13, 2008 by Truvelo A458 Mucklow Hill lighting replacement
Another view of the new columns and former S4.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Mar 13, 2008 by Truvelo The Road To Llanerfyl (C) Roger Gilbertson
The A458 from Llangadfan.
A458 at Bridgnorth crossing the River Severn, viewed from the Severn Valley Railway, looking eastwards
Haycock Way (C) Peter Whatley
The south end of the
B4173, where it joins with the
A458. The
B4173 runs from the bottom of the picture (someone had apparently rotated the
flag sign that should point at it to point at the
A458 instead); the
A458 runs left to right in the picture.
The
A458, looking east towards its junction with the
B4173 (which is on the centre left of the picture; ignore the
B4173 flag sign, someone has rotated it to point in the wrong direction).
A lot to take in, Shrewsbury At the eastern edge of English Bridge
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4004904 many destinations are shown, left and right. This bridge carried the former A49 across the Severn.
B4380 at
Shelton taken in 2006 shortly before the speed limit and number of lanes were reduced.
1960s proposal for a bypass of
Welshpool taking a line much closer to the town than what was eventually built
Grade separated junction design for the
Welshpool Bypass
Grade separated junction design for the
Welshpool Bypass
Grade separated junction design for the
Welshpool Bypass
Hagley Road West (A458) where it crosses the M5 Motorway, Quinton
Another dreadful sign at the same junction
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 27, 2008 by JamesA44
Quinton, Birmingham. It was unusual to see these columns with casual Unistreet (LED) replacements. The old blue columns on the left are Sandwell council, and the modern black columns on the right are Birmingham council.
Phosco P222 in the middle of a small roundabout, between Halesowen and Quinton.
Some of the surrounding lighting of the column with the Phosco P222 near Halesowen. Mainly old 1970s/1960s metal columns, except with LEDs, such as Holophane V-Max.
Between Stourbridge and Halesowen. Unusual quadruple bracket with 4 GEC Turtle lanterns. Very rusty and old column too.
Stourbridge ring-road. 10 metre columns that date back to the late 1960s. This column has a WRTL Arc lantern, a casual replacement. The blue coloured column in the background has a Holophane Estilo lantern. The original lanterns would of all been LPS/SOX.
Road junction outside of Shrewsbury train station, where the A5191 and A458 meet. This is looking down the A5191. Picture from 2018.
Road junction outside of Shrewsbury train station, where the A5191 and A458 meet. This is looking down the A458. Picture from 2018.
Urbis Ampera Maxi on a post-top steel column, coming into Lye. The lantern before was an Industra/WRTL Vectra, which would of been SON/HPS.
Lye, between Stourbridge and Halesowen. Sleeved concrete column and post-top steel posts with new Urbis Ampera Maxis. The steel ones used to have deep-bowl Industria Vectras, and the concrete used to have a GEC Turtle.
Lye, between Stourbridge and Halesowen. Sleeved concrete columns with GEC Turtles. Unfortunately their days are numbered as they are due to be replaced, once the road works are finished.
Philips Digistreets and old sleeved concrete street lights along the A458 in Halesowen. The previous lanterns were Philips MA50s. The Industria/WRTL Vectras on the zebra crossing are still yet to be replaced.
Urbis Axia 2 and old sleeved concrete street light along the A458 between Stourbridge and Halesowen. The previous lantern would of been a Philips MA50.
Street name sign for Victoria Avenue/Victoria Quay, with the Welsh Bridge (A458) in the background. Photo from Summer 2018.
Along Victoria Avenue/Victoria Quay, looking out at the Welsh Bridge (A458) and towards Frankwell. Photo from Summer 2018.
One-way sign along Victoria Avenue/Victoria Quay, just off the A458. Photo from Summer 2018.
Looking down Victoria Avenue/Victoria Quay, just off the A458. Photo from Summer 2018.
Urbis Ampera Maxi lanterns now light the M5 in the West Midlands and north of Worcestershire. They were only installed earlier this year, and these particular ones seen here replaced Urbis ZX3s that had been there since the early 2000s. The other older lanterns getting replaced are Philips Iridiums, along the sections in Worcestershire, and they were only installed in 2012 and 2009. This picture was taken from the A458, along the bridge just going straight over the motorway.
Concrete column with its original outreach bracket, but with a more modern WRTL Arc 80 lantern, which is a casual replacement. You can also just about see a sleeved post-top WRTL Vectra lantern in the background as well. Unfortunately these will probably soon be replaced with new LED lanterns, and the old concrete columns could possibly get replaced as well. This picture was taken in Lye, along Chapel Street, just off the A458.
Brand new 12m post-top columns with Urbis Ampera Maxi (LED) lanterns along Stourbridge central ring-road. The previous and original street lights were 10m columns with brackets and GEC Z9554 (SOX/LPS) lanterns, but before that I believe the original lanterns may have been Revo Hyperions which are also SOX/LPS, installed in the late 1960s when the road first opened.
Brand new 12m post-top columns with Philips Unistreets and Philips Digistreet lanterns, all of which are LED, along Stourbridge central ring-road. The previous and original street lights were 10m columns with brackets and GEC Z9554 (SOX/LPS) lanterns, but before that I believe the original lanterns may have been Revo Hyperions which are also SOX/LPS, installed in the late 1960s when the road first opened.
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