Derby's Street Lighting PFI Contract

Greenwich Drive South, Mackworth Estate

The column featured in Survivor 8B was to be removed as part of the relighting of this road. This was the last main-road concrete column on the entire estate, and so its removal would mark the end of an era. It still remained on 13th April 2008, however a replacement 6m column had already been installed on the opposite side of the road, so removal will not be long away.

Notice the soon-to-be removed MA 90 in the background.

Looking the other way, and several sleeved 6m concrete columns supporting Thorn Beta 2s can be seen. 6m concrete columns were rare on this estate. I have a feeling that they may have been 5m columns prior to sleeving.