Philips SGS253 Lantern Installations

This lantern is the medium-sized Philips Iridium lantern, being 75.3cm long, and 36.8cm wide. These versatile lanterns were capable of running: 45W-140W CPO-TW, 70W-150W CDO-TT or CDO-ET, 70W-150W CDM-T, 50W-250W SON-T, 50W-70W SON-I, 32W-57W PL-T, or 55W-85W MASTER QL. Despite the canopy on the SGS252/3/4 being made from glass-fibre-reinforced polyester, an aluminium version was sold as the SGS452/3/4.

Derby

Countless Iridiums are situated along London Road, which, while unremarkable, there exists one very interesting installation here.

On the left-hand side of the bracket is the smaller SGS252, with a larger SGS253 on the right (from the camera's perspective). With this arrangement, the column looks quite off-balance.

Some more even-looking twin-armed columns exist along Osmaston Road.

Shaftesbury Street supports a damaged Mallatite column, likely due to an impact from a large vehicle. Hilariously, due to there being a scrap facility nearby, a smashed up car was located on a tow truck right next to the column.

Despite this, the column seems to have absorbed all of the energy from the impact(s), and the lantern remains intact.

A damaged lantern is situated on Meadow Road, attached to a wall under a bridge. The hole has caused some water or dirt to collect inside.

Lichfield

This installation of an SGS253 was spotted on Falkland Road, where the abandoned railway line's bridge gave quite a good opportunity for a photograph.

Mile Oak

A spot-replacement was spotted on column E12 of the B5404 in early 2025. The lantern replaced a Philips MA50-GO for 135W SOX or 91W SOX-E.

Tamworth

The Philips SGS252/253 (Iridium) is a common lantern here in Tamworth. It is widely used on main roads, however other applications of this lantern such as residential lighting can be found. This Philips Iridium (SGS253) is on Coton Lane. It exists as a replacement to a failed Urbis Sapphire 2.

The Iridium can be seen on the third column from the right. The surrounding lanterns are all Urbis Sapphire 2s.

Chartwell, Tamworth supports a relatively-new Philips SGS253 (running 100W SON-T) on an 8m column. It replaced an Eleco GR100 back in 2020.

This is unlike the B5000, where Philips Iridiums line the road, running 150W SON.

The following examples were pictured on the roundabout joining Silver Link Road to the B5000. Column T4 was pictured first.

I must have been spotted zooming in to the lantern, as a pigeon decided he was the star of the photograph!

Followed by column T3 (closest to the camera):

On the 25/07/2024 I spotted a brand-new bracket on the column. This bracket is slightly shorter than the previous one.

I continued to follow the roundabout, picturing column T2.

A view of the Iridiums lining the B5000.

Located on Sandy Way, this Iridium appears to have loosened in the previous storm.

These SGS253 lanterns are located just off Sandy Way, Tamworth. They have been retrofitted to accommodate LED lamps.