Local Philips ME 70 (now SGS 201)s

The ME 70 briefly appeared here in the mid 1990s - mainly around the Cavendish area of Normanton although a few examples are dotted about Derby City Centre as well. The idea was to improve the lighting in the area - of course, if the same scheme were introduced these days, white light would be used but back then, retro-fit metal halide lamps were only in their infancy for street-lighting use and compact fluorescents weren't all that compact!

This ME 70 on St Mary's Gate appears to be positioned in such a way that the lantern is right up against the corner of the building; however, in reality, there is a small gap!

This ME 70 is in a car park in Willington.

These 100 Watt SGS 201s (what would have been ME 100s under the original naming scheme) are located on a short section of Chequers Road in Derby City Centre.

Despite the columns being accessible to a maintenance vehicle, all are of the base-hinged variety made by Abacus. The metalwork was painted from Derbyshire Green into the dark blue of Balfour Beatty, following that company's taking on of the City's street lighting for the Street Lighting PFI, at some point after 2018.

These examples are the somewhat rare flat glass versions.

Looking up at the lantern reveals the alternative lamp cover employed on these lanterns.

Although moss has obscured part of the identification label, the date code 'D0' (April 2000) remains visible.

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