Urbis ZXU1 Lantern Installations

Kettlebrook Road, Tamworth

Such a sad story, this is a picture of an Urbis ZXU1 was taken the day of it's replacement, however I didn't know this at the time. Oh well, onwards and upwards! I am still watching the ZX2s on the same road! The ZXU1 was replaced by a Holophane R-Line (seen below the first image). This ZXU1 ran 70W SON, despite being mounted 10m from the ground. This is due to it's only purpose being to light a raised footbridge over the A5.

This is a close up of the 55W LED lantern that replaced it.

Two Gates, Tamworth

One unusual example of a ZXU1 is this one, mounted post-top in a relatively new housing estate on Tamworth Road, Two Gates. It might run 50W or 70W SON. It has a white canopy unlike the previous example.

Lichfield Industrial Estate, Tamworth

A similar installation of the ZXU1 exists on Cavendish, Lichfield Industrial Estate. It is the only one on this particular road. It has a curved, tempered glass bowl.

A closer look reveals the SON bulb behind the glass bowl. The lamp-holder in the ZXU1 seems to be on the other side of the lantern, something I hadn't noticed until now!

Tamworth Town Centre

More ZXU1 lanterns can be seen in the carparks around the town centre. They were used as replacements to failed Urbis ZX1 lanterns. The way to spot the ZXU1 against the ZX1 is to look at the bottom where the pole or bracket is secured into the lantern. ZX1s are side-entry only, so you can see the post-top mounting hole on the base of the ZXU1.