Conservation Area (CA)
No
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0261
Description
Very rare cast iron gas lamp standard by Palmer & Co of North Road Brighton the Regent Foundry; appears to be only one of this type. Estimated to predate other lamps in the city and to have been made between 1819 and 1840s. The lamp is located in the access from Lansdowne Road to the Buddhist Centre, originally a private villa known as Wick Lodge. The building dates from the early 19th century and the date of this lamp pattern would corresponds this. Palmer & Co ceased operating in the 1860s.
A. Architectural, design and artistic interest
ii. iv. The high quality design and decoration for this cast iron lighting column pattern represents local distinctiveness and was made at a notable local foundry.
B . Historic and evidential interest
ii. Historic cast iron lighting columns, together with historic lanterns, help to illustrate the rapid growth and social and technological change in Brighton & Hove, this being one of the early examples of gas lighting (later converted to electricity)
E. Rarity and representativeness
ii. Suggested to be one of the oldest examples of gas lamp standard in the city, and the only one of its pattern known or identified.
F. Intactness
i. Retains its original design features, although it has been converted to electricity at some point in its history.
ii. Retains its original function.
Date of inclusion
2023
