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Monument record MDR10364 - Lighting column, Full Street, Derby

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Lighting Column, Full Street. Tall electric column in cast-iron by Andrew Handyside & Co., 1893, with swan-neck top and moulded pendant and glass globe, on the entrance road to the Industrial Museum. Strongly moulded bottom section with borough device of Buck in the Park cast in. (1) 1893 lighting column (electric). Cast iron, 30’ high, 2’” diameter, swan neck with moulded pendant, glass globe 25’ off pavement, double ladder arms. Heavily moulded lower section, with applied Derby Borough Council Crest; also manufacturer's name: Andrew Handyside. Repositioned here in 1993. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2003. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part VII. City of Derby.. p. 46.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Derby City Council. 2010. City of Derby Local List. pp. 60-1.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 35289 36573 (3m by 3m)
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 21 2018 9:27AM

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