Hi Tim, That aweb.jpg photo is very similar to some of Derby's old installations. I've seen photos of a similar column in use (from the 1900s) with the same...
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Amy
mercury_1kw
May 19, 2003 5:40 pm
Hello Sander Thanks for the update, I found his New Email as mercury_125w@... I gues its our favourite light source in streetlighting or something as I...
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Amy
mercury_1kw
May 19, 2003 6:08 pm
Hi Mike and Tim Great picture of the Cast Iron Column as it reminds me of the old Carbon Arc lighting of the late victorian era I bet it has been converted to...
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jonathan SALMON
lightingtele
May 19, 2003 7:42 pm
Hi Jamie I visited Rickmansworth in March 1981, there were a few non-tapering, clear bowl GEC Z8370 MCFs on Revo concrete posts, which had originally hosted...
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turbo123498
May 19, 2003 9:30 pm
HI Jamie . I can remember the lights being changed and my dads work changed to Rickmansworth to Watford. I can remember Rickmansworth town centre had 8m...
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turbo123498
May 19, 2003 9:36 pm
HI Jamie . I can remember the lights being changed and my dads work changed to Rickmansworth to Watford. I can remember Rickmansworth town centre had 8m...
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turbo123498
May 19, 2003 9:44 pm
HI Amy and Mike . On the bottom of this post ,there is same writing on it and it says - CALLENDER CO LTD LONDON. REGARDS TIM In a message dated 19/05/2003...
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Jamie
jpd1990
May 19, 2003 10:42 pm
Hi Tim, The Victorian post is near my friends house, I nipped down there tonight in time for it to fire up. I've posted the pics on the Photo's Page the...
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clerkbyron
May 20, 2003 12:28 am
Hi all, Although I don't usually take a great interest in Mercury/Metal Halide lanterns, I would be happy if I could get hold of a Thorn Gamma 6 as shown on...
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Simon Cornwell
xevious1_uk
May 20, 2003 11:34 am
... The war effectively stopped all street lighting research and development in the 1940s. Before the outbreak, gas and electricity were still battling it out,...
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clerkbyron
May 20, 2003 11:50 am
Hmm...now why isn't that picture showing up? Take two: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/uk_s_streetlighting/vwp?.dir=/Str ...
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Philip Macbean
phil4444uk
May 20, 2003 2:31 pm
... One wonders if this is the same Callender that was later known as "British Insulated Callender's Cables" or BICC...and didn't make columns any more! Phil...
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Amy
mercury_1kw
May 20, 2003 5:43 pm
Hi Simon In the 1970/80s there were severe energy crises with shortage of oil for power stations etc plus the rising cost of electricity due to the Iran/Iraq...
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Jamie
jpd1990
May 20, 2003 5:44 pm
Hi Adam, There are hundreds of Thorn Gamma 6's in Ealing and Acton, Ealing Council have not responded to my emails for old lanterns yet. When I get any...
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Amy
mercury_1kw
May 20, 2003 6:03 pm
Hi Adam The best way to send a photo or picture is to download the picture then attach the Picture directly to you message as for some reason the links dont...
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Jamie
jpd1990
May 20, 2003 6:07 pm
Hi Jon, I don't know if Bob's got any pics. But I definately saw an 8m Concrete column with an MCF Lantern in a backstreet in Central Bognor Regis. I was there...
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Jamie
jpd1990
May 20, 2003 6:17 pm
Hi All, Can anyone explain the major differences between SOH and SOX lamps? Many thanks Jamie...
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jonathan SALMON
lightingtele
May 20, 2003 7:33 pm
Hi Jamie I live in central Bognor Regis - the one you saw was presumably at the junction of West Street and Argyle Road, and it is the only one left, a Z8370...
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robert cookson
horizal33
May 20, 2003 8:20 pm
Hi Adam Where do you live again? I,m sure if you can get to Eastbourne I can get a few bits to start you off. Dont have a gamma 6 though! Bob ... From:...
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Colin Grimes
mercury_125w
May 20, 2003 8:40 pm
Hi Jamie SO/H lamps were the first design of Low Pressure Sodium Lampswhich had removable arc tubes so when the lamp failed the lighting engineer replaced the...
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Colin Grimes
mercury_125w
May 20, 2003 8:48 pm
Hi Jamie SO/H lamps were the first design of Low Pressure Sodium Lampswhich had removable arc tubes so when the lamp failed the lighting engineer replaced the...
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robert cookson
horizal33
May 20, 2003 8:54 pm
Hi Jamie Looks like Jons answered your Bognor MCF question. The GEC tapered bowl jobby on my website came from Bognor as well but dont ask me where. There was...
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Colin Grimes
mercury_125w
May 20, 2003 9:00 pm
Hi Adam I have a Gamma 6 with small top and SON Gear and 70w Metal Halide lamp spare but has a crack in the bowl with been thrown on the lighting wagon when...
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robert cookson
horizal33
May 20, 2003 9:21 pm
Hi Colin Now when you get your ESLA catalogue you will see that for a while(until 1938) SO lamps were made in 150W,100w 70W and 50W ratings! I think I,ll print...
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clerkbyron
May 21, 2003 12:15 am
Hi Amy, Yes, it was Colin's Gamma 6 image I was trying to post. Does this mean you have to get a different version of the lantern for different types of lamp?...
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clerkbyron
May 21, 2003 12:18 am
Thanks Jamie, that is very encouraging. I have emailed St Edmundsbury council, Cambridge council and a contractor and have yet to recieve a reply from any of...
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clerkbyron
May 21, 2003 12:25 am
Hi Colin, Many thanks for the offer but I'm afraid I'm too far south :(. Also thanks for that information about bulbs. I *will* get my head round the technical...
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clerkbyron
May 21, 2003 12:38 am
Hi Bob. Thanks for the offer. I live in a village about 7 miles from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Unfortunately I don't drive yet because of my epilepsy so...
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Amy
mercury_1kw
May 21, 2003 12:59 am
Hi Adam As for the Gamma 6's they are available with either 35w SOX, 50,70 or 100w SON 80,125w MBF/U lamps they used to ge made without gear for Filament lamps...
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Amy
mercury_1kw
May 21, 2003 5:39 pm
Hi Colin If you are still with us I found these Pearl MB/U lamps one is a Osram- GEC 80w with a 3 pin BC Cap and the Second one is Philips and has a ES cap Let...
