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HER Number:MDV96307
Name:Lamp Posts on The Strand, Barnstaple

Summary

Four early 20th century ornamental cast iron lamp posts, three on the south-west side of The Strand and one on the other side of the road, adjacent to Queen Anne's Walk.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 557 330
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LAMP POST (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Google, 2013, Google Streetview (Website). SDV350787.

Four ornamental lamp posts on The Strand, three on the north-east side and one on the south-west side adjacent to Queen Anne's Walk.


English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

Four lamp posts (outside numbers 7 and 8 The Inn on the Strand and Jenny Wrens Tea Rooms and Queen Annes Walk). Electric street lamp standards. Early C20; made by James Allan and Son, Glasgow. Ornate cast-iron, with acanthus leaf decoration on the balusters above the pedestals, a tall slender tapered shaft with ladder bars and surmounted by finials and ornate brackets holding the lanterns. On the base of the pedestal is partly legible inscription: 'James Allan and ...and Son, Elnbank Foundry, Glasgow'. The lamp standards have group value with other listed buildings in The Strand.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV350785National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital.
SDV350787Website: Google. 2013. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. [Mapped feature: #110082 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 9 2013 3:31PM