In a "back of houses" location by St Denys station in Southampton is one of three of thee city's last known GEC ZD815 "baby flying saucers". It had an ancient mercury lamp in it which burnt to extinction a few years ago. Passing last night I spotted that the lantern is back in light. From a distance, it looked like perhaps they had swapped the landholder (though maybe not fitted it in place properly with it dangling loose) and fitted an LED lamp. May not be as authentic as original, but excellent to see a survivor given a new lease of life rather than them lantern swapping.That GEC ZD815 is not the only old lighting to have been given a new lease of life with an LED lamp. This
ZD815 in Woolston is also now lighting up with LED, as is this
Thorn Gamma 3 and this
Thorn Gamma 5. I'm sure I've not seen the Gamma 5 lit up in many years, so it's especially pleasing to see it returned to light.
This GEC ZD815 still lights up in mercury, the last in the city, whereas nearby
these Gamma 5s still exist, though only the far one works.