Lamp stand
Category
Furniture
Date
1914 - 1915
Materials
Metal
Measurements
81.5 cm (Height); 25 cm (Diameter)
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Souter and the Leas, Tyne and Wear
NT 237412
Summary
Pedestal stand with a black stem and green painted top. Top and base circular. Smaller platform on top with an oblong raised area. Three bolts show through and attach it to a larger lower platform. The lower platform is circular with an oblong lip or appendage/ The lower platform is 7.5cm. below the top platform. The top stand was used as a place to put the lamp which shone through the south facing window. This light guided the ships into the port of Sunderland and the River Wear. The lamp was in use from 1915 until 1988, when Souter closed.