York Minster Lamp Standard

York Minster Lamp Standard
	The lamp in 2020
Location	Minster Yard, York, England
OS grid	SE6023752180
Coordinates	53°57′44″N 1°05′00″W / 53.962207°N 1.083381°W
Constructed	1860s
Construction	cast iron
Heritage	Grade II listed building

York Minster Lamp Standard is a lamp standard that is located a short distance in front of the main entrances to York Minster. It is a Grade II listed structure, erected around 1860.^[1]

The lamp was manufactured by York's Walker Iron Foundry in Walmgate. It is made of cast iron, in an octagonal column, with trefoil-headed panelled sides surmounted by a tapering octagonal shaft on a moulded pedestal. It has a plain cross bar and cusped and traceried spandrels. Its two lanterns are square and tapering, with acorn finials.^[1]

Night view

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "LAMP STANDARD APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF YORK MINSTER (1257225)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[he-1] Historic England. "LAMP STANDARD APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF YORK MINSTER (1257225)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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