Derby's Street Lighting PFI Contract

Hindscarth Crescent, Mickleover

The columns being removed on this road were:

Seq. No. Lamp Number Location Lamp Type Watt Isolation Point
1 97881 O/S NO 1 SXPL2 35  
2 60407 OS NOS 6/8 SXPL3 35  
3 60408 OS NOS 10/12 SXPL2 35  
4 60409 FP BTWN NOS 15/17 SXPL3 35  
5 97882 F/P SIDE NO 14 (1ST) SXPL3 35  
6 97883 F/P SIDE 14 (2ND) SXPL1 35  
7 97884 F/P SIDE 14 (3RD) SXPL3 35  
8 60410 OPP NO 17 SXPL3 35 Y - Isolates 97882
9 60411 OS NO 16 SXPL3 35  
10 60412 OS NOS 20/22 SXPL3 35  
11 60413 OS NO 27 SXPL3 35  
12 60414 OS NO 30 SXPL3 35  

This first photograph was taken on Wednesday, 7th April 2010.

By pure coincidence, I encountered one of the HIAB trucks laden with new columns whilst planning this photograph page. I was interested to see that the columns were being carried down the footpath (one at a time) by a single workman.

The main photographs were taken a day later, on the Thursday.

A Thorn Gamma 6 was installed on the footpath/accessway to Bowland Close and Latrigg Close. This would have replaced a GEC Z5698U in the mid-1990s.

 

A Thorn Beta 79 running 70W SON-T replaced a defective GEC Z9532 here in about 2002/3:

Happily, the next two installations still retained their Z9532s, although a Royce Thompson SC1000 cell was fitted to the first example:

A Zodion SS3DR cell switched the second Z9532:

Another Gamma 6 marked the start of the adjacent footpath. A Z5698U was originally installed here as well, but was replaced in late 2003. This lantern was saved into the Collection after its column was removed; see here for details.

Yet another Gamma 6 was installed on the following column; again, a GEC Z5698U used to be installed here until January 1995, when it was replaced. This Z5698U seemed to be particularly prone to being the victim of pranks; perhaps from late-night revellers on their way home from the pub. On one occasion, a traffic cone was placed on the lantern's canopy, and on another, the canopy was unclipped and then opened - this is perhaps why the Gamma 6 was eventually fitted here!

Returning to the main carriageway now, and at the Acacia Avenue junction, a column supporting a Thorn Beta 5 could be seen. This replaced another Z9532, again in about 2003.

Three further Z9532s remained past the Beta 5:

The new column was positioned very close to the outgoing installation here:

Another Beta 5 (albeit with a deep bowl) existed on the footpath leading to Latrigg Close; this replaced a Z5698U in early 2003. (2003 wasn't a particularly kind year to the lighting on Hindscarth Crescent, was it!) A small outreach bracket was fitted to the column in order for the side-entry Beta 5 to be accommodated. Notice that the lamp is unsupported within the lantern - as far as I know, this was always the case - the lamp support ring must have been omitted when this lantern was being assembled.


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