Tamlite Tamcrest Lantern Installations
SnowDome, Tamworth
The Tamlite Tamcrest is a shockingly rare lantern in the UK. Only 5 installations are known to me here in Tamworth, and all of them are outside the SnowDome. Presumably they used to run 70W SON, but the lamps were removed back in 2021.
Mounted at 5m, the lanterns look huge! This one is misaligned to the road.
The canopy is made of GRP (Glass-Reinforced-Plastic) or fibre glass. As a result, this lantern's canopy has seen quite the greenery growth throughout the years!
A close-up of the empty lamp compartment. Several pot-shots have appeared through the bowl, probably the result of low life druggies that hang out in the underpass. This may be why the lamps were removed.
A Royce-Thompson P5 photocell is fitted on top.
The other Tamlite Tamcrest lanterns on this roadway are all encompassed in tree branches.
