Key Words :- lighting

Address :- Trumpington Street etc, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Grid Ref :- TL 45115 57732
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.198726 , Long 0.121876
Local Authority :- Cambridge City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1400907, 1400909, 1400899, 1414076, 1414074, 1414075, 1414066, 1400913, 1400890, 1400896, 1400850, 1414071,

Description and History of Site:-
Bespoke street lamps designed by Sir Albert Richardson exclusively for Cambridge.

Only 120 of these lamps were manufactured in total; 56 were wall mounted and installed along the narrow roads of St John's Street, Trinity Street, Silver Street, Market Street, Petty Curry and sections of Sidney Street.

The other 64 Candles were column mounted and could be found along Bridge Street, Sidney Street, the Market Place, Peas Hill, Bene't Street and Trumpington Street.

Further Reading and References:-
https://capturingcambridge.org/centre/trinity-street/richardson-candles/
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/heritage-highlights/candles-light-up-post-war-cambridge/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39exdgd4keo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6prmellp5o

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