Lamp Standard Collection

Lamp Standard and Lamp, Thames Embankment (engraving)
5204523 Lamp Standard and Lamp, Thames Embankment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lamp Standard and Lamp, Thames Embankment, Designed by Mr Bazalgette)

Train Station, Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England

Train At Station At Dusk, Pickering, North Yorkshire, England

Studies Lamp Standard late 19th-mid-20th century
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An elderly man lighting an oil street lamp in Hokenden, Kent. 1939

A woman pushes a pram past a street light which is shrouded by branches in Sidcup, Kent. 1937

A street light which is shrouded by branches in Sidcup, Kent. 1937

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Stepping back in time: A lamp standard stands proudly on the Thames Embankment, its warm glow casting long shadows as a train chugs by in the distance, reminiscent of the late 19th to mid-20th century when oil lamps illuminated the streets of Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England. The romantic scene echoes early engravings, as an elderly man in Hokenden, Kent, performs his nightly duty of lighting an oil lamp in 1939. Meanwhile, a woman navigates the dimly lit streets of Sidcup, Kent, in 1937, pushing a pram past a lamp standard shrouded by branches, while another elderly man continues the tradition in the same year. These timeless moments capture the essence of a bygone era, where the simple act of lighting a lamp standard brought comfort and safety to the night.