Can I ‘rescue’ an old street lamp?
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I was out for a walk a few evenings ago with my dogs and one stopped for a wee, I noticed in the hedge next to me this...
It’s odd because this is halfway down a dead end road, there’s no more anywhere long the road and it’s half buried as you can see.
I like the idea of digging it out, putting it in my garden and repurposing it, but would I be getting myself in trouble?
Answers on a postcard please.
It’s odd because this is halfway down a dead end road, there’s no more anywhere long the road and it’s half buried as you can see.
I like the idea of digging it out, putting it in my garden and repurposing it, but would I be getting myself in trouble?
Answers on a postcard please.
Edited by Butter Face on Tuesday 2nd October 21:38
Is it live? As in 240v electrics in there?
No doubt it’s on the council list to change to one of those hugely bright LED lights which are left in all night turning the street to daytime...
When I had/needed to move an old Postoffice junction box outside my house to increase drive enterence I called the council sent pics etc. Then a chap came out and verified it was obsolete scrap and would never be replaced. He asked if they needed me to pay them to dispose of it- I think he meant me pay them but I said no thanks pointing at the skip plenty of room there
No doubt it’s on the council list to change to one of those hugely bright LED lights which are left in all night turning the street to daytime...
When I had/needed to move an old Postoffice junction box outside my house to increase drive enterence I called the council sent pics etc. Then a chap came out and verified it was obsolete scrap and would never be replaced. He asked if they needed me to pay them to dispose of it- I think he meant me pay them but I said no thanks pointing at the skip plenty of room there
mintybiscuit said:
Jonesy23 said:
To me it looks more like the stump of an old stink pipe?
Very similar to the 30 or so that we have here. Ours are from the platform of a local tube station. They were upgrading the lighting years back and we bought them for pennies.
Beware though OP hey have very deep underground sections. There’s approximately 800mm below the bulging point at the base (just below the break in your pic). Very easy to shatter unless dig out carefully.
It’s too dark now but I’ll take a couple of pics of ours tomorrow to show you what it would have looked like.
pidsy said:
It’s the base of a cast iron street lamp. They don’t like the frost and cold if the paint wears away and they don’t get protected again.
Very similar to the 30 or so that we have here. Ours are from the platform of a local tube station. They were upgrading the lighting years back and we bought them for pennies.
Beware though OP hey have very deep underground sections. There’s approximately 800mm below the bulging point at the base (just below the break in your pic). Very easy to shatter unless dig out carefully.
It’s too dark now but I’ll take a couple of pics of ours tomorrow to show you what it would have looked like.
Thanks pidsy!Very similar to the 30 or so that we have here. Ours are from the platform of a local tube station. They were upgrading the lighting years back and we bought them for pennies.
Beware though OP hey have very deep underground sections. There’s approximately 800mm below the bulging point at the base (just below the break in your pic). Very easy to shatter unless dig out carefully.
It’s too dark now but I’ll take a couple of pics of ours tomorrow to show you what it would have looked like.
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