I was clearing out a file of screenshots I'd taken over the years and came across this:- Sadly lacking in detail of the lamps themselves. The barrel-shaped roof was extensively redesigned by the Luftwaffe during WW2 so the lamps wouldn't have survived that, supposing they were still in use by then. My apologies if I've posted this before...
Glorious photo. Thanks David. Heavily retouched in the drawing in of the lamp outlines, which would have disappeared in the halos around each lamp. John
I'td be great to have clearer pictures of the exact lamps in the above photoshot. I've recently taken a few photos of some Kitson street lamps that are still standing in my hometown. However, they've been attached with electric luminaires ever since I could remember. They were probably fitted with high pressure mercury or sodium vapour luminaires during my younger days. They currently have LED fixtures instead. I'm curious if they were originally non-electric:
Fine images and this link shows relevant information. https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/1903-kitson-railway-lamps.1859/
These are relics from British colonization during the 19th and earlier half of the 20th century. There are only a handful left standing. They've not been particularly well-maintained in recent years. As a kid, I used to play around one of these Kitson streetlamps that was installed just outside the school compound. It was painted in aluminium. Sadly, the lamp post is no longer there.
@David Shouksmith Looks really atmospheric ; an interesting snapshot of local history @MYN Thanks for showing
Thanks Jeff - that's great stuff. It seems reasonable to suppose that these were the lamps in question - both from their general configuration and the caption beneath. I've straightened it up a bit in case anyone thought it was a 'Tilltey' lamp. I'll get my coat...
This link shows the article which goes with those 1903 Kitson lamp images. https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/1903-kitson-article.2058/
