The new Beta 5 saw a shallower canopy employed (made possible by the reduction in size of control gear components), as well as the option to use a shallower bowl as an alternative to the traditional deeper bowl that had existed on older versions. This particular example was supplied with the deeper bowl, however, providing a clear transition between the 1983 and 2000 versions. A 1980s' Fisher-Karpark SS4 photocell is employed.

The spigot entry takes up only a small portion of the canopy on this lantern. Both older and later versions saw the spigot entry continuing up to the NEMA socket.

The NEMA socket was manufactured during week seven of 1989, which was the 13th - 19th February.

From beneath, the deep bowl makes the lantern appear relatively similar to previous incarnations.

Removing the bowl reveals that the reflector / gear tray now runs the full length of the inside of the lantern, and is also wider. The spring-like lamp support of older lanterns has been replaced with a simpler solution composed of a piece of wire that is bent to shape. Some type of plant life has formed towards the rear of the lantern, suggesting that the rear of the lantern retained water during its outdoor life.

The lantern still has two grub screws to attach it to a bracket spigot. Helpfully, there is a hole drilled in the reflector that allows access to both grub screws without it needing to be lowered.

Internally, the cable clamp is now immediately in front of the entry hole, and the connector block is in-line with it. Unusually for a Beta 5, corrosion is visible in the aluminium, which provides further evidence that the lantern was damp internally for an extended period.

With the gear tray being larger, the components are more spread out. The capacitor, located bottom-left in this view, carries the same date code as was seen on the NEMA socket.

A foam grommet exists at the end of the spigot entry as a way of improving the lantern's overall sealing capabilities - it now boasts an IP54 rating; a vast improvement from the IP23 rating of earlier versions.

The lantern was fitted to a wall bracket on Sunday, 27th May 2018.