Aldershot and Farnborough, Hampshire

1st August 2008

The adjoining towns of Aldershot and Farnborough in Hampshire contain many forgotton relics. This is also a surviving outpost of sox lighting. Being part of Hampshire, these examples are all living on borrowed time and will be replaced as part of the PFI which starts in 2009.

Philips MI50 (35w sox) on vintage column and timeswitch bracket base but modern bracket top	GEC9480 (35w sox) on Stewarts & Lloyds fluted column. This is probably a late 1950s column as it has the later single lock door rather than the earlier twin lock hinged type.	Urbis ZX1 (70w son) mounted on modern replacement bracket and totally inappropriate for this column! A "Victorian" style post top lantern was probably the original fitment or possibly even a gas lantern.	Close up of bracket detail
Another example, note the ladder bars	Philips MI50 (35w sox) with 2 part controller and modern bracket fitted to vintage cast iron column	Philips MI50 (35w sox) with 2 part controller with more appropriate bracket fitted to vintage cast iron column	GEC 9480 (35w sox) with remarkably clear bowl fitted to time switch bracket on cast iron column. Lantern is however 2 part cell controlled.
At a disused garage are 2 Thorn Alpha 7s on Abacus fold down columns. These lanterns are extremely rare.	Close up, Thorn Alpha 7. Lamp type assumed to be MBF.