Derby's Street Lighting PFI Contract - South Street, City Centre

The existing lighting consisted of the following items in 1997. At the time, the road was undergoing significant changes as a result of the refurbishment of the former Derby Greyhound Stadium, including relighting; hence the rather confusing location descriptions and sequencing in the table.

Seq. No.	Lamp Number	Location	Lamp Type	Watt	Isolation Point
1	34960	1ST FROM UTTOXETER OLD RD	SONT	150
2	129104	OPP 1ST ROAD ON RHS INTO DEVE	SONT	150
3	129105	O/S FACADE OF STADIUM RHS	SONT	100
4	129106	O/S FACADE OF STADIUM LHS	SONT	100
5	129107	OPP 2ND ROAD ON RHS INTO DEVE	SONT	150
6	34962	ADJ NO 15	SXPL1	35
7	34963	OS NOS 9/10	SXPL1	35
8	34964	OS NOS 27/28	SXPL1	35
9	101344	OS NOS 32/33	SXPL1	35
10	101345	OPP NO 41	SXPL1	35
11	101346	TOP OF STEPS IN FOOTPATH	SXPL3	35	Y
12	101347	FOOTPATH ON CLEARED LAND	SXPL3	55
13	101348	FOOTPATH REAR OF EMEB	SXPL1	55
14	101349	FOOTPATH REAR OF EMEB	SXPL1	35
15	101350	IN FOOTPATH TOP OF STAIRS	SXPL1	55
16	34961	O/S GREYHOUND STADIUM	SXPL1	55
17	36391	OPP NEW VERNONGATE DEVELOPMENT	SXPL2	55
The sequencing for the final two items is separate from the rest of the road.
100001	36297	JUNCTION WITH UTTOXETER OLD RD	FL	8
200001	107011	OPP NO 38	N/A	N/A	Y

The following photographs were taken on Saturday, 30th October 2010. Only a small amount of the lanterns installed on this road were replaced, due to the majority of the lighting being reasonably new.

Although probably not destined for replacement, this Thorn Beta 79 was photographed anyway, just in case.

The following column was definitely due to be removed, however - the 'In/Out' spray instructions proving this column's demise. Owing to the proximity of cellars for the adjacent properties, the replacement column would be installed in the same position that the outgoing column was removed from, even if this did partially obscure the cast iron 'South St' nameplate. The lantern is a top-entry Thorn Beta 5.

The following column was installed on the opposite side of the road. A 1990s' Beta 5 was fitted here.

Another top-entry Beta 5 was next. The replacement column here was situated away from the outgoing column.

The Beta 5 was fitted to a bracket that was designed for a side-entry lantern; hence the need to fit a top-entry adaptor. I love the crude appearance of the adaptor - perhaps it isn't the most attractive piece of kit in the world, but it certainly does the job, and is an interesting way of solving the problem of accommodating top-entry lanterns on side-entry brackets!

Walking up the steps of the embankment that once carried the Great Northern Railway's Friargate Line, another Beta 5 was installed on an Abacus base-hinged column. The replacement PFI column is situated a little further around the corner.

The footpath then passes a long-abandoned warehouse that was also used by the Railway. Another Abacus column and Beta 5 then came into view.