55. Castle Street, Melbourne. Attached to a stone plinth located opposite the Potter Street junction is a short cast iron pedestal fitted with a top-entry harp bracket, supporting an AC Ford AC888 lantern. The plinth dates from Victorian times, and may once have supported a gas lantern, but was later adapted to run an electric lantern instead. The AC888 is configured to run a 125W MBF lamp, although it has remained unlit for some time, following a fault with the supply cable. The lamp control gear is likely to be accommodated within the lantern, although the method of switching the lantern is not known.

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