HENLEY , OXFORDSHIRE

 


This page is about some STREETLIGHTING in HENLEY in OXFORDSHIRE.

1979

 Most of the main road lights was by THORN ALPHA 3 lanterns ( SON bulbs , less gear , semi-cut off bowls , RTE P42 photocells ) on 8M metal posts and these were painted light green . In the town centre the THORN ALPHA 3 lanterns ( SON bulbs , integral gear , semi-cut off bowls , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) .

 A lot of the side road lights is by post top GEC Z5671 lanterns ( MBF bulbs , less gear , RTE P42 photocells ) and these are on CU PHOSCO ( Concrete Utilities ) 5M Concrete BYWAY X concrete posts.

1980

A lot of the town centre lights post got repainted with brown paint.

 

 


 PHOTOS ( click on the links for photos )

 

FAIR MILE ( A4130 )

YEAR JULY 2003

 

 

8 M metal posts with post top URBIS SAPPHIRE 2 lanterns ( SONT bulbs , green colour canopy , low profile polycarbonate bowls , miniature 1 part photocells ) and these lanterns were installed around year 2000 and the posts were repainted light green at the same time .

Before this these posts were brown with brackets and the lanterns were THORN ALPHA 3 lanterns ( SON bulbs , less gear , semi-cut off bowls , RTE P42 photocells ) .

There is only one THORN ALPHA 3 lantern ( SON bulb , less gear , semi-cut off bowl , RTE P42 photocells ) with a bracket and it is along READING ROAD (A4155 ) at the junction of STATION ROAD.

 

 

LEICESTER CLOSE

YEAR JULY 2003

 

5M Concrete Utilities (FLUTED TYPE ) posts with PHOSCO P109 GEORGIAN post top lanterns ( MBF bulbs , less gear , RTE P42 photocells ) and there is about 3 along this road .

 

BADGEMORE LANE

YEAR JULY 2003

 

4M cast iron post with a AC FORD BRACKET with a top entry THORN BETA 4 lantern ( MBF bulb , less gear , RTE P42 photocell ) and there is just one along this road .

 

NEW STREET

YEAR JULY 2003

 

This is the only road left with these THORN ALPHA 3 lanterns ( SON bulbs , integral gear , semi-cut off bowls , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) and these are at 8M high and these lanterns were along most of the roads in the town centre.

In the late 90s most of the town centre street lighting were changed with HERITAGE wall brackets , 6M HERITAGE D.W.WINDSOR OXFORD metal posts , post top D.W.WINDSOR LANCASTER lanterns ( SONT bulbs , integral gear , miniature 1 part photocells , DIAMOND OPTIC reflectors , HIGHBEAM glass refractors ) and these are painted dark green .

 

 

MARKET PLACE

YEAR JULY 2003

 

 

D.W.WINDSOR LANCASTER lantern ( SONT bulb , integral gear , miniature 1 part photocell , DIAMOND OPTIC reflector ) on a wall bracket . You can see where the 4 bolt holes used to be where the old bracket was and it is above the new wall bracket.

 

 

GREYS ROAD

YEAR JULY 2003

 

Along a lot of the side roads in HENLEY has got these Concrete Utilities 5M Concrete BYWAY X type posts with post top GEC Z5671 lanterns ( MBF bulbs , less gear , glass refractors , RTE P42 photocells ) .In the 80s-90s the replacement lanterns were THORN BETA 5 lanterns ( 35W SOX ,70W SON , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) , THORN GAMMA 6 lanterns ( 35W SOX , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) , THORN BETA 79 lanterns ( SONT bulbs , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) , PHILIPS SGS 203 lanterns ( SONT bulbs , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) , PHILIPS MI55 lanterns ( SONE bulbs , NEMA SOCKET photocells ) .

In the 90s to JULY 2003 - the replacement lanterns are URBIS SINTRA lanterns ( SONT bulbs , green colour canopy , low profile polycarbonate bowls , SELC 841 NEMA SOCKET photocells , miniature 1 part photocells ) , URBIS SAPPHIRE 1 lanterns ( SONT bulbs , green colour canopy , low profile polycarbonate bowls , miniature 1 part photocells ) .

 

 

READING ROAD (A4155 )

YEAR JULY 2003

 

 

8M metal posts with PHILIPS MA 90 lanterns ( SOX bulbs , less gear , SELC 841 NEMA SOCKET photocells ) .

These PHILIPS MA 90 lanterns were installed around 1979-1980 and these are the earlier design of this lantern . PHILIPS changed the design of this lantern in 1982-1983 .

On these 8M posts were THORN ALPHA 3 lantern ( SON bulb , less gear , semi-cut off bowl , RTE P42 photocells ) before the PHILIPS MA 90 lanterns .

At the crossing there are two URBIS ZX3 ZEBRA lanterns ( MH bulbs , green colour canopy , green colour SELC 841 NEMA SOCKET photocells ) .

 


 

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