209F. Beaupre Avenue, Outwell, Norfolk With thanks to Jan Kretschmer for informing me of this Survivor. Attached to a wooden pole approximately halfway along this cul-de-sac is a CU Phosco (Phosware) P152 top-entry lantern, designed for running 60 Watt SO/H / SOI/H, and (latterly), 35 Watt SOX (low pressure sodium) lamps; however, it now runs an LED retro-fit lamp instead, which will - hopefully - secure its immediate future. The installation still features the case of a Venner time switch control, although this has been repurposed to accommodate a Royce Thompson P42 two-part photocell instead.
The pole is rather tall in height, with the bracket positioned higher than the recommended 5 m (15 ft) mounting height for the P152.
The light is fed on an overhead supply from another wooden pole that is located behind the houses. A selection of cables then connect onto the overhead supply, feeding down to the switchgear below the bracket.
The bowls on these lanterns are paper-thin, and thus, very fragile. Thankfully, the bowl on this example is undamaged.
The shaped reflector above the lamp suggests that the control gear was situated within the lantern - I wonder if it still exists in there, but is now wired out, as the LED lamp will run off the mains supply without requiring any separate control gear.
Unusually, a miniature circuit breaker (MCB) housed in a single module DIN unit is provided for protecting the cable feeding the outgoing circuit - ordinarily, a fused cut-out is provided for this purpose, especially as MCBs are not as tolerant of damp conditions as fuses are. The controller unit for the P42 photocell is visible within the Venner enclosure's sight glass.
From this slightly different angle, the detector also makes use of the box.
I wonder how the control unit managed to be squashed into the Venner case - with difficulty, probably!
The underside of the bowl is sufficiently transparent to allow the lamp to be seen. As the LED array on this type of retro-fit lamp is flat, the distribution from this lantern must look bizarre.
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