COLUMN ON DEVONSHIRE AVE LS8

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 10:14 pm

This column has been here for a few years, made of steel and has an inspection hatch similar to a street lamp. recently had a new coat of paint.Can anyone here throw some light on it.......... Argh!!http://snipurl.com/evo7d

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 10:21 pm

Suspect it's a poor atempt at diguising a small mobile phone transmitter?

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 10:21 pm

cctv?? More probably what Chameleon said!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 10:40 pm

It could be a relay for the police 02airwave system maybe?

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 10:57 pm

Not sure how long it has been in place, seems to be forever,There are two large street cabinets nearby, and a further two cabinets with false street light nearby.

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 11:00 pm

according to http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/ there's a phone mast on street lane just after the junction of devonshire av- I wonder if this is the mast in question? I think by the look of it it's one of them mast's that they try and blend in to the surroundings? lol and here's the other,Its been 'camouflaged' to look like a wooden telegraph pole lol http://snipurl.com/evx9i

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 11:35 pm

[quotenick="Brandy"]according to http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/ there's a phone mast on street lane just after the junction of devonshire av- I wonder if this is the mast in question? I think by the look of it it's one of them mast's that they try and blend in to the surroundings? lol and here's the other,Its been 'camouflaged' to look like a wooden telegraph pole lol http://snipurl.com/evx9i(I'm sure when I first looked at this it was a neat little hyper-link??)Interesting you've found a sitefinder Brandy, the telcos stopped providing information to most of them a few years ago - I forget why.I think a mobile mast is more likely, the Tetra Coms masts are not usually local low power (and they can cause a lot of problems!).Strange isn't it - how conspicuous they are when they try to make them, inconspicuous!

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 11:41 pm

The Ofcom site is correct, all the cell masts are on Street Ln.I will investigate further, next time will take high powered field glasses and have a close look at the top.

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 11:46 pm

This is a long shot but you dont think its anything to do with the texaco filling station do you? http://snipurl.com/evv0mIm thinking some kind of breather pipe or summet?

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 30 Mar, 2009 11:55 pm

Brandy wrote: This is a long shot but you dont think its anything to do with the texaco filling station do you? http://snipurl.com/evv0mIm thinking some kind of breather pipe or summet? Wouldn't that have to be on private land though, not the public footway? That doesn't look like either an NTL/Virgin or BT cabinet, more likely a mobile Co I think.