Philips CDS505/6 Lantern Installations

Also known as the Metronomis-2, the CDS505/6 was a top-entry or side-entry amenity lantern for lamp-types including: 70W-150W CDM, 125W-250W HPL(N), 70W-400W SON or 85W QL. The main body of the lantern is made from diecast aluminium. A special thank you to AgentHalogen_87 for identifying these lanterns!

Tamworth Town Centre

The Philips CDS506 used to populate the town centre in great numbers here in Tamworth, yet owing to LED replacement schemes, only 4 examples are left. Located outside St. Editha's Church, these CDS506s run 150W CDO-TT and 150W SON lamps, which can be seen in action with this day-burning lantern.

I also took a picture of this example on a single-arm column. This was replaced in January of 2024. The column was moved across the road and an OrangeTEK Citisun was installed as a replacement for the sodium CDS506.

The column adjacent to the previous example still has all three of it's original CDS506 lanterns as of 30/12/2024.