(above) MA60, 180W, (Jonathan Salmon)
(right) MA50, 135W, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire (Ian Young WWSL). The MA50 is of similar design to the MA60 and MA90.
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(above) MA60, 180W, (Jonathan Salmon) (right) MA50, 135W, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire (Ian Young WWSL). The MA50 is of similar design to the MA60 and MA90. |
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(left) MA90, 90W, Calverton, Notts, May 2006 (Claire Pendrous). This lamp has been widely used on main roads since the 1980s (along with the MA60) and is recognisable for its shoe-shaped bowl and canopy. It has been replaced with the SRS201 – see below. |
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| older version of MI-26, 35W, at Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire (Ian Young WWSL) — Nowadays, this lamp is the XGS103. | MI-36, 55W (top; now disconnected), Cornwall. Underneath is a Thorn Beta 2. (Richard W Jones). Nowadays, the MI-36 is the XGS104. | MI-50, 35W, at Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire (Ian Young WWSL) |
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| MI-8, 35W (Colin Grimes). This is the same as the Phosco P-226. | MI-80, 55W, unlit (Colin Grimes) and lit (Tim Luckett) | |
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| MO-62 catenary lantern (2 × 180W) on M25 near Heathrow, London, July 2005 (Claire Pendrous) | SXK55 lantern kit, 35-55W (Colin Grimes) | |
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| SRS201, 90W — a newer version of the MA90 (Colin Grimes). There are slight design changes to the bowl clips, and the new design allows for the larger continental brackets. | XGS104, 55W (slightly longer bowl/canopy than the XGS103 below). There is also an XGS105 which is longer again. The XGS105 used to be the MI-66. (Andrew J J Stanley) | XGS103, 35W, Gresford, Wrexham. This type of lamp is commonly used nowadays as a competitor to the latest design of Thorn Beta 5. |
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Phosco, 35W, 1950s design, Chichester, West Sussex (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosware, 55W, Southampton (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosware, 90W, silver canopy, Watford (Jonathan Salmon) |
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Believed to be Phosware, 90W cut-off, Watford (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosware, 90W, brown canopy, Holloway, Greater London (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosware, 135W, Selsey, West Sussex (Jonathan Salmon) |
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Phosco P120, 45W SO/H, 1962 model (Simon Cornwell) |
Phosco P122, 45-60W SO/H, 1962 model (Simon Cornwell) |
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| Phosco P122 SO/H from 1950s (Adam Lachlan). |
Phosco P127/P128, 85-140W SO/H, 1962 model. P127 = side-entry, P128 = top entry. Dimensions 29″ long × 12˝″ wide × 10″ high. Weight 17-18 lbs. (Simon Cornwell) |
Early Phosco P152 (1950s design), 35W (Colin Grimes) |
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Phosware P152, 35W, Havant, Hampshire (Jonathan Salmon) |
Believed to be Phosware P153, 35W, Gosport, Hampshire (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosware P157, 90W, deep bowl, Portslade, East Sussex (Jonathan Salmon) |
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Phosware P157, 90W, smaller refractor, Waterlooville, Hampshire (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosware P157, 90W, large refractor, Hove, East Sussex (Jonathan Salmon) |
Phosco (possibly a P223), 35W, Watford (Jonathan Salmon |
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Phosco P178, post top (“Chris’s local snaps”) |
Phosware P226, 55W, Portslade, East Sussex (Jonathan Salmon). This lamp was still being made in 2005. |
Phosco P281, 35W (Tim Luckett) |
© Matthew Eagles 2005. Page created July 2006; last updated 27th January 2009.
