Butchered REVO B.27 wood-pole bracket, Ashby Magna
The delightful Leicestershire village of Ashby Magna was once lit by a number of quaint tungsten lamped lanterns mounted beneath wonderfully ornate semi-circular brackets attached to roadside wood poles. Sadly, over the years these little rural lanterns have been replaced with characterless plastic modern affairs (as above).
To attach the dreadful modern side-entry fittings, the original brackets have been butchered to accommodate the replacements. This sort of thing has happened all over the country in the last 20 years or so, which impacts on local heritage, bringing city style blandness to these rural backwaters.
The last of the old tungsten lanterns on the original brackets disappeared about 12-months ago, but thanks to the Clerk of the Parish Council, the complete fitting is now safely saved to my collection.
Butchered REVO B.27 wood-pole bracket, Ashby Magna
The delightful Leicestershire village of Ashby Magna was once lit by a number of quaint tungsten lamped lanterns mounted beneath wonderfully ornate semi-circular brackets attached to roadside wood poles. Sadly, over the years these little rural lanterns have been replaced with characterless plastic modern affairs (as above).
To attach the dreadful modern side-entry fittings, the original brackets have been butchered to accommodate the replacements. This sort of thing has happened all over the country in the last 20 years or so, which impacts on local heritage, bringing city style blandness to these rural backwaters.
The last of the old tungsten lanterns on the original brackets disappeared about 12-months ago, but thanks to the Clerk of the Parish Council, the complete fitting is now safely saved to my collection.