Competition - Gaslamps

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Sun 04 Mar, 2012 12:49 pm

Reld gas lap on Dolphin lane,ThorpeThanks guys.........excellent work/picture.That is indeed the one......I don't know much about dates but this one looks particularly old.There is some kind of inscription up the length but unfortunately the ravages of time(RUST) have made this illegible.Would be interested if any local historical society(e.g.Morley) could shed further light(pardon pun) on this..........

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Sun 04 Mar, 2012 1:19 pm

no probs and thanks Tasa, I thought I'd done that. I'll have a closer look in the flesh next week. could be gas but me thinks its a pre war electric standard

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Sun 04 Mar, 2012 1:26 pm

geoffb:Thanks for that.......I've seen the post in the flesh so to speak and I think you may well be surprised by it's age......still,see what you think.thanks for all comments/help on this subject.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 04 Mar, 2012 1:28 pm

"Lumme, it's a veritas mantle"

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Tue 06 Mar, 2012 5:30 pm

somme1916 wrote: geoffb:Thanks for that.......I've seen the post in the flesh so to speak and I think you may well be surprised by it's age......still,see what you think.thanks for all comments/help on this subject. Somme,had a look today and it is an old electrical standard, looks like an old Morris and Every column, these date from early 1930s. Sorry to disappoint you but they are still quite rare. They were used a lot in Leeds for Street Lighting but very few if any still exist

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 06 Mar, 2012 9:45 pm

geoffb:Thanks v.much for your efforts..........appreciated that.Know who to ask next time have a similar query.Good work..........this site needs you guys.

simon2710 · Post by **simon2710** » Sun 18 Mar, 2012 10:54 am

Quite sad to see the wall has come down now between Queen Square and Clay Pit Lane. This wall would have had two or three original "half gaslamps", but now the wall has completely gone along with the what remained of the original gas lamps within the wall. The wall was crumbling away in all fairness but seems quite a shame.

Spackler · Post by **Spackler** » Sun 18 Mar, 2012 4:52 pm

The one in Calverley Woods appears to have been 'cut off'. Is this deliberate or thieves?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 20 Apr, 2012 4:59 pm

I edited for content to read all posts so here's my first entry and soz if already done.Anyone know this one?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 20 Apr, 2012 5:07 pm

Jogon wrote: I 'CBA' to read all posts so here's my first entry and soz if already done.Anyone know this one? I do http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/3914279053/