Comments on The Greenwich Phantom: Lamp Posts (1)

Re Devonport house gate brazier thingymabobs, I ju...

2008-11-18T13:11:00.000Z

Re Devonport house gate brazier thingymabobs, I just wonder if there is a bit missing like a glass orb which sat within the prongy quadrenty spikey watchamacallits.
(please excuse all the technical references)

To tie in to a previous post.....Have you noticed ...

2008-11-18T12:35:00.000Z

To tie in to a previous post.....
Have you noticed the gas lights on the King William IV? They are covered in white paint but are still in situ.
It is amazing what is still around when you look for it. Let's just hope that our beloved council will appreciate the value of keeping some old street furniture in place and in a 'working' condition.
Maybe we should be calling for a return of the trams!!??

Westminster Council still has a gas lighting depar...

2008-11-18T12:23:00.000Z

Westminster Council still has a gas lighting department.

Braziers? C'est possible I suppose if they are VE...

2008-11-18T12:17:00.000Z

Braziers? C'est possible I suppose if they are VERY old and predate the piped gas supply. In some of the squares in Bloomsbury etc, you can still see the torch-holders either side of posh front doors in which flambeaux used to be stuck at night. But my guess is, that with the naval connection, they might be tridents (albeit four pronged ones?).

Like the idea of an occasional "Street Architecture" posting - too many of us pass these tiny bits of history every day and never even notice them. There's a building in Moorgate which used to be an insurance company HQ which has a 6 foot stone lighthouse incorporated into the architecture (presumably to represent Safety) which makes me smile every time I see it!

This has certainly shed some light on the small-sc...

2008-11-18T11:28:00.000Z

This has certainly shed some light on the small-scale architectural history of Greenwich.

An illuminating post, Phantom.

2008-11-18T10:25:00.000Z

An illuminating post, Phantom.

I still like wandering round and finding gas lamps...

2008-11-18T08:38:00.000Z

I still like wandering round and finding gas lamps still working in parts of London.

Soho has a surprising number of them, as does St James Park/Buckingham Palace.

Foggy evenings + gas lighting = tres romantic.