Off North Worple Way, Mortlake, London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames Situated within the grounds of the Church of St Mary Magdalene is a 10 ft (3·048 m) fluted cast iron column with (possibly) later swan neck bracket and integrated side-entry lantern of unknown manufacturer. The lantern may have begun life as a gas lantern before being converted to electricity later, according to the Parish Priest who chatted to me after I had taken these photographs. For additional pictures of the church itself, along with the famous mausoleum housing the remains of explorer Sir Richard Burton and his wife, please click here.

The column has an unusual narrow diameter shaft.

A length of decorative scrollwork supports the bracket arm, owing to the weight of the lantern.

I assume that a large glass bowl would once have been fitted around the light source. The modern candle lamp protrudes from a (likely, non-original) mirrored core piece, with the original enamelled reflector then accommodating this arrangement.

Some identification details are present on the lid of the box above the column spigot. The mention of Brighton made me wonder if this could be a Bleeco product, although I am doubtful of this.

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