Cast iron lantern post
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cast iron lantern post by David Lally as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image: © David Lally Taken: 10 Feb 2008
I am assuming that this piece of street furniture was indeed once capped with a gas light. This one is at the north west end of the bridge which carries Tamworth Road over the Erewash Canal