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From your photos it seems that the street lamp posts are painted black.
I think they should be painted white or yellow so they can be seen more easily at night by pedestrians who may walk into them and cars which might run into them.
In the borough I live in it is now about 90% L.E.D. street lighting, with nice white luminaires but unfortunately mounted on black poles.

John | 20.01.18 - 7:14 a.m. | #

Those red, amber, green sequences are similar to the ones in Bal-ham, Gateway to the South.

solar penguin | 20.01.18 - 7:17 a.m. | #

Full marks DG. Well done.

Kirk | 20.01.18 - 7:27 a.m. | #

May we never be de-lighted.

popartist | 20.01.18 - 7:29 a.m. | #

A brilliantly illuminating post DG. Thank you 😄

Jo W | 20.01.18 - 7:37 a.m. | #

If you are lucky you may encounter a special display of low pressure sodium, these start off red, then gradually turn orange, or the high pressure mercury, with a bright white light, some the orange ones on poles also feature a secondary 'halo' of lights. Sadly the displays of red oil lamps around holes in roads have long gone, as have the flashing metal yellow lamps that replaced them, some people used to have there own displays of light, usually accompanied by smoke, this has largely been replaced with small boxes that illuminate their faces.

Still Anon | 20.01.18 - 7:53 a.m. | #

The tall light poles are the high-lights for me, and most people....

Paul | 20.01.18 - 7:58 a.m. | #

Is bus stop M well lit?

dg writes Yes indeed.

Peter | 20.01.18 - 8:04 a.m. | #

You've certainly lit up a gloomy morning, thank you.

RosemaryT | 20.01.18 - 8:08 a.m. | #

NIGHT ILLUMINATION
by W.T.McGonagle

Though my poetry can ne'er compare with
The incomparable, the mighty, C. Quills Smith,
I must salute with passion
Your tribute to Night Illumination.

Your shining prose upon those E3 streets doth show
A wondr'ous light on all things Bow
And all the sights that now we see
Bow Road, Bow Church, Bow Flyover,
Bow Roundabout, Bow Creek, Bow Diddley.

W.T.McGonagle | 20.01.18 - 8:24 a.m. | #

Candle-lit concerts and theatre productions are increasingly popular for some reason. Is it the thrill of sitting in the semi-dark with a huge number of strangers whilst being at risk of going up in a similarly huge conflagration?

b | 20.01.18 - 8:33 a.m. | #

You lit up my dull morning. Thank you DG.

THC | 20.01.18 - 8:38 a.m. | #

This might be the real website

http://www.simoncornwell.com/lighting/home.htm

Max Roberts | 20.01.18 - 9:19 a.m. | #

I am now reminded of the works at Bow Flyover about 6 or 7 years ago. As far as I can recall, the BOW sculpture was accompanied by a lighting system that was able to change colour. I believe that the intention was that it would change colour to signify different cultural events similar to lighting schemes on other buildings such as the Empire State. I dont think the colours have changed for a long while.

Chris | 20.01.18 - 9:21 a.m. | #

Excellent! Something in total darkness would be more unusual for most Londoners, but would make for an H&S and Instagram nightmare!

Cornish Cockney | 20.01.18 - 10:41 a.m. | #

Am I the only one thinking of the environmental effects of all this added light?

Blue Witch | Homepage | 20.01.18 - 10:43 a.m. | #

I remember when you could see the stars, before light pollution ruined everything...

The latest fad is for idiots to floodlight their houses all night long.

The Milky Way is a breathtaking sight, but sadly most people will never see it.

Gerry | 20.01.18 - 11:18 a.m. | #

I've seen some of these art installations elsewhere too. However, with the ongoing cuts in arts funding, some areas are dimming them or even switching them off after midnight. It seems a shame that we don't seem to have enough money to keep showing off our best art all night. If you want to be guaranteed of seeing the full effect make sure you don't leave it too late.

MS | 20.01.18 - 11:55 a.m. | #

priceless

| 20.01.18 - 2:09 p.m. | #

I love sitting up at Alexandra Palace at sundown watching the light show spread across central London

DG, you've missed the spectacular red lights on the top of the cranes and tall buildings

Caz | 20.01.18 - 2:12 p.m. | #

Something I was pondering lately - I wonder why street lighting is concentrated so much on the traffic lanes of the road? All vehicles (should) have their own lights, and yet most pedestrians do not, so surely it'd be a lot more useful to prioritise lighting the pavements, particularly in areas where they're cluttered with random bits of street furniture.

Moogal | 20.01.18 - 3:49 p.m. | #

Many thanks! I shall lose no time in visiting it.

Klepsie | Homepage | 20.01.18 - 5:27 p.m. | #

Those of us who live in more rural parts have to travel to the big city to experience such de-lights, as our local councils have switched ours off to save funds.

catwoman | 20.01.18 - 5:27 p.m. | #

Pedestrians may be on pavements most of the time, but they are in much greater danger of injury during the limited time that they are on the carriageway.

Malcolm | 20.01.18 - 11:26 p.m. | #

They trialled this exhibition in my town but it didn't do well because they'd usually close it at midnight.

Geoff | 21.01.18 - 2:19 a.m. | #











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