The Three Lamps finger post
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Three Lamps finger post by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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The Three Lamps finger post
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 10 Feb 2017
An old and familiar landmark in the roads of south Bristol, the post marks the junction of two of the main roads: the A4 Bath Road and the A37 Wells Road. The cast iron edifice was made by Winwood and Co in 1883. It stood here for many years before being removed while the area was heavily bulldozed to satisfy plans for a much bigger road system in the 1960-70s. It was then lost (as was the road system plan!) and the area left flattened. But it was refurbished in the mid-1980s and re-sited here once more. Grade II* listed. See Image] for a contextual view.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.443942
Longitude
-2.578371