72F. Town End, Cheadle, Staffordshire Attached to a corner of the former Swan Public House is a GEC 'Small Oxford' Z5515 lantern, dating from the 1930s. The lantern lies disused, and has been for many years, with both its bowl and lamp missing. It may have been an official street light for Town End in the past, although no other examples survive along the road that would confirm this.

Despite being abandoned, the lantern, bracket and control box have received fresh coats of paint over the years, to match the décor of the pub building.

Both the bracket and the box are GEC products too.

Peering into the lantern, and raising the image exposure, reveals that a three-pin bayonet lampholder survives, although the lantern is otherwise stripped of all components. This proves that the lantern ran an 80 - 125 Watt mercury vapour (MBF) lamp when in service.

The fact that the lantern and bracket do match the black and white profile of the building makes it more camouflaged.

The earliest versions of the 'Small Wembley' were fabricated in spun copper with a cast iron top, whereas later types were cast in aluminium.

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