Saturday 15 May 2021

Kawakawa's street lamps



When I visited Kawakawa last Spring with my 2 adult children I noticed this street lamp sitting next to a mosaic brick wall near the end of town.  Apparently this one is a replica made by the Lions Club of the original 3 that use to sit along the main street in 1904. The acetylene gas was housed in the base and lit by the gas lighter. 

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13 comments:

Klara said...

how times change :-). imagining a person lighting those lamps.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I think the tiny town where we grew up had street lights like that -- it sure looks familiar. (of course that was back practically to the dark ages.)

William Kendall said...

I like its look.

gz said...

We enjoyed our visit to Kawakawa ...arrived by train then returned by bike to the Top 10!
Plenty to see and friendly local people.

Megan Gutsell said...

My home town had replica street lights like these at our Botanical Gardens. Funnily enough it was fabricated by a New Zealand company, I wonder if it were the same one. I love that old world charm they have.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

It's a nice mosaic. As a chemical engineer I am intrigued by the acetyline street lamps. I did not know that that was a potential use.

Tom said...

...the mosaic is eye catching.

Iris Flavia said...

Nice mosaic and interesting fact about the beautiful street lamp.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Lighting gas lights was a long time ago, even I cannot remember them

Bill said...

The street lamp is nice looking and so is the mosaic brick wall.

Graham Edwards said...

I am old enough to remember when the gas lighter used to come round the streets every night and light the street lamps.

Sharon said...

You don't see many gas lit street light any longer. I like that wall too.

NatureFootstep said...

I like both lamps and the gorgeous brick wall :)

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