Atlas Alpha 10

Lantern acquired in March 2006.

This, and the following lantern came from Mike Docherty, though this lantern has very much come home as it was originally located in Derbyshire. The lantern would have originally used a 100 Watt SOX lamp - this rating is what eventually became the 90 Watt lamp. The Alpha 10 is a rare lantern these days - the fact that it was meant for cut-off light distribution restricted its use somewhat. A small numbers of Alpha 10s existed in Hatton (this example may once have been used there itself), though there were a couple of others on a bridge over the A52 at Borrowash until mid-2005.

The Alpha 10 is very shallow due to it being cut-off; however, it makes up for this in width, in order to help spread the light along the road.

The cut-off cover is made from acrylic, and is very clean. Unfortunately, it has a slight crack in it near the lampholder, but this is hardly noticeable.

A limited restoration was undertaken on the lantern in May 2018. The cover, reflector and lampholder were removed and much of the lantern was wiped clean. One of the two grub screws used in securing the lantern to a bracket had seized and had to be drilled out, and the subsequent hole re-threaded.