BRIDGWATER , SOMERSET

 


This page is about some STREETLIGHTING in BRIDGWATER in SOMERSET .

1975

Alot of the lamp posts are made of concrete.

 OCT 2002

There is one 90w SOX SOLDOR lantern left along EASTOVER and this is mounted on a wall . There are some 55W SOX SOLDOR lanterns in the carpark which is along WATSONS LANE and these are on 6M STANTON AND STAVELEY Concrete posts .

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 This is next to A39 (LONDON ROAD) ,FREDERRICKS ROAD and this was taken in Year 1999 .

There is one of these posts along this road . It is a Concrete Utilities ( CU PHOSCO ) Avenue 2D concrete post with a Arc 2D bracket . The lantern is a top entry GEC Z9481 lantern ( 35W SOX bulb, RTE P42 2 part photocell ) . This post and lantern was still here in OCT 2002 .

In the background you can see the new posts along the rest of this road. The posts are 6M BRITISH STEEL metal posts with post top PHILIPS SGS 201 lanterns ( SON-T bulb , Nema socket photocells ) .


 

 

 

 

 

 This is next to A39 (LONDON ROAD) ,FREDERRICKS ROAD and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

This is further along FREDERRICKS ROAD and this post is a STANTON AND STAVELEY 5M Concrete post with a side entry REVO SOLDOR lantern ( 35W SOX bulb ) . This is the last REVO SOLDOR lantern along this road. The other lights in this photo are post top PHILIPS SGS 201 lantern ( SON-T bulb , Nema socket photocell ) on a 6M BRITISH STEEL metal post and THORN BETA 5 lanterns ( SOX bulbs , Nema socket photocells , latest design ) and these are on new metal brackets which are on STANTON AND STAVELEY 5M Concrete posts .


 

 

 

 

 

 This is along LONDON ROAD ( A39 ) and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

Along this road there are 8M GEC Concrete posts and this one is the only one left with this original bracket with a top entry GEC Z9465 lantern ( 90W SOX bulb ). The rest of the posts has got new side entry metal brackets on them .

The lanterns are ELECO ( DAVIS ) GR 100 lanterns (less gear , 90W SOX bulbs , Nema socket photocells) , PHILIPS MA lanterns and some SON-T lanterns.

In this section of road all the lights has got overhead wires on them .


 

This is along DURLEIGH ROAD and this was taken in Year Sept 1990 .

This photo is of a GEC 5M Concrete post with a top entry GEC Z9420 open type lantern ( 35W SOX bulb , RTE P42 photocell ) . This post and lantern is not here any more.

All the posts along DURLEIGH ROAD were 5M Concrete posts with top entry GEC Z951 lanterns ( 35W SOX bulbs ) and top entry GEC open type lanterns ( 35W SOX bulbs ) .

In the early 90s all these were changed to 6M BRITISH STEEL metal posts with side entry brackets . The new lanterns were side entry PHILIPS SGS 201 lanterns ( SON-T bulbs , Nema socket photocells ) .

 

 

 

 


 

This is along CORNHILL and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

This is a photo of a THORN AREAFLOOD lantern ( SON-T bulb ) and this is in the town centre. This is mounted at 8M on a wall .

 

 

 

 


 

This is along EAST QUAY and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

Along this road there are some wall mounted lanterns which are at 8M . These are top entry GEC Z9465 lanterns ( 90W SOX bulb ) and this is in the town centre.

Along this road there are some modern 8M metal posts with top entry SON-T lanterns as well .

 

 

 

 


 

This is along KING STREET and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

Along this road there are some wall mounted lanterns which are at 5M . These are GEC Z5725 lanterns ( ? bulb ) and this is in the town centre.

There are some of these lanterns in PETWORTH , SUSSEX ( Last visited JUNE 1999 ).

 

 

 

 


 

This is along EAST QUAY ( near the THE CLINK ROAD ) and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

There are some of these lights along this path . The posts are modern 5M metal posts with post top AC FORD AC802 lanterns ( SON bulb , photocell ) . This lantern is a uplighter and the bulb is in the base of the lantern. The light shines up to the reflecter and this reflecter shines the light down towards the ground. This is the only town that I seen these in .

 

 

 

 


 

This is along BRISTOL ROAD ( A38 ) and this was taken in Year Oct 2002 .

Along this road there a lot of these side entry Concrete Utilities ( CU PHOSCO ) P160 lanterns ( 135W SOX bulb , photocell ) on 10 M Concrete Utilities ( CU PHOSCO ) concrete posts.

 

 

 

 


 

This is along SALMON PARADE and this was taken in Year Aug 1990 .

This GEC Z9425 lantern ( 90W SOX bulb ) was in the town centre and it was on a 8M GEC concrete post . This lantern was changed in the 90s with a new metal bracket with a side entry DAVIS ( ELECO ) GR100 ( 90W SOX bulb , less gear , plastic lantern , new type bowl , Nema socket photocells ) .

 

 

 

 


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