174I. Great Barr Street, Digbeth, Highgate, Birmingham With thanks to Dwight for informing me of this Survivor. Similar to the installation on Vyse Street, a Revo C14404/S "Bell Top" lantern is provided as a means of illumination for a Grade II listed Victorian public urinal, known as a "Temple of Relief". Sadly, the panelling for this structure is in poor condition, though remarkably, the (assumed) 80 Watt MBF (mercury vapour) lamp fitted in the Bell Top remains intact and in place, despite the lantern having lost its polycarbonate bowl at some point after September 2008. Given the derelict state of the toilet building, the lantern is probably no longer in operation.

The Temple of Relief is sandwiched nicely into a narrow alcove in the brickwork that once supported the never-used Duddeston Viaduct; intended on providing a rail link between Bordesley and Curzon Street stations. Ultimately, the link never materialised, although a short spur out of Bordesley, using a small portion of this viaduct, provided sidings for cattle trains.

General airborne grime has accumulated on the top part of the lamp.

Unlike the Vyse Street example, a relatively modern feeder pillar, complete with 20 mm steel conduit, supplies the installation. As a bracket-mounted Zodion SS4 photocell is fitted (another later addition), this setup (and by extension, the toilets too) would have remained in use until more recently.

The positioning of the photocell is curious, considering that it is situated directly below the lantern. I assume that the cell didn't "see" the output from the mercury lamp, however, as otherwise, the lantern would have been switching on and off all night.

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