CU Phosco P107 Lantern Installations

The CU Phosco P107 is one of the very-few old SOX lanterns to still be available (albeit in LED form). It is available with both a slim and wide canopy and was designed with residential roads and parks in-mind. The LED versions are available from 10W to 40W, with 100-200W GLS, 80-125W Mercury Vapour, and 26-35W SOX being available in the past.

Amington, Tamworth

A rogue P107 was spotted in May of 2024 at the end of the east-branch of Sorrel, Amington. There is a possibility that this lantern ran 80W MBF-U when in service, but the installation is long-abandoned and doesn't work anymore.

Two Gates, Tamworth

The P107 can be sighted in Two Gates, Tamworth. The ones located here run both 26W and 35W SOX. When these lanterns used to fail, they would be replaced with Thorn Gamma 6s, leaving a few Gamma 6s dotted about the P107 minefield! Unlike the Thorn Gamma 6 however, their clear bowl allows us to see the SOX lamp enclosed within. They are nearly all fitted with Zodion SS6 photocells.

The first example I visited on my May 2024 trip was situated on Tutbury. It isn't so easy to see through. Looks like it's bowl has had some UV yellowing in it's years exposed to the elements! It's actually also mounted the wrong way, as the "Across Road" text faces away from the road, but I don't think it really makes a significant difference. The first image was taken in January 2024, with the following two images being taken on my May trip.

The lamp-holder in it has fallen loose completely! It seems to be a reoccurring theme with the P107.

Next I took a turn down Sudeley, with column T1 sporting a (failed) P107.

Following Sudeley, more P107s line the road. The next column to support a P107 is located on the first-right, where a small section of street is lit with 26W examples. The P107s here have the refractor to help light-distribution. Column T25 is pictured below.

Followed by column T29:

Column T25 has a Phosco P107 that has suffered at the hands of vandalism. a single pellet-hole is visible in the bowl.

Column T28:

Leaving the side-road and continuing down Sudeley, more P107s reveal themselves. T4 is captured below:

Column T21's extraordinarily clear bowl presents the photocell and lamp-holder wire inside, covered with a heat shield to prevent the lamp burning the wires.

Column T7:

The P107s continue down the road.

I took a left down a short pathway which led to Slingsby, which was littered with more P107s. Column T7:

Columns T9 and T10:

At the end of Slingsby is a short footpath which took me to the end of Sudeley, which hosted a P107 in great condition. The shelter provided by the tree has blocked any UV damage to the bowl from the Sun. A 35W SOX lamp is apparent inside.

Dunster is the next street I visited, after photographing the 26W Simplex Aries' on Blackwood Road. There are only 4 P107s left after a replacement scheme in 2009, leaving Industria 2600s dominating the street. One of the surviving P107s is visible in the distance.

This particular one is Column T1 of Belvoir, Two Gates.

Column T3 showcases the wide-canopied version of the lantern. Nonetheless, the two here are outliers, given that all of the other CU Phosco P107s use the smaller canopy.

Dear-oh-dear! The refractor-holder in this one has fallen completely loose and damaged the lamp-holder! This is column T2 on Belvoir.