This photo shows a WRTL MRL6 high pressure sodium lantern on a metal column in King Street. These lanterns replaced Thorn Alpha 9 90W SOX lanterns on these columns in the 1990s in King Street and part of Lammas Street. The columns in the western part of Lammas Street were replaced completely with 'heritage' style columns and lanterns, and the Alpha 9s in Blue Street were replaced slightly later with Philips SGS203 SON-T lanterns.

Photo taken June 2003.

More MRL6 lanterns, this time at the entrance to St. Peters car park. This column is quite old, as are the others in the car park (the others are identical to this, but with only one bracket and lantern). Before these lanterns were installed, this column used to house one Thorn Alpha 1 90W SOX lantern and one Philips MA90 lantern. There was also another Thorn Alpha 1 and several Eleco GR100 lanterns in the car park, all now replaced by the MRL6 type.

In my opinion, it is a shame the Alpha 1s have disappeared, as the nearest one is in Cardigan!

Photo taken June 2003.

This deep bowl Thorn Alpha 9 on the corner outside John Street car park is unique in Carmarthen.

Photo taken April 2003.

These Eleco GR100 90W SOX lanterns in Barn Road were probably installed in the 1970s, and continue into Francis Terrace and Richmond Terrace. They are obviously good quality as there are hardly any replacements!

Photo taken April 2003.

This photo shows the traffic lights at Water Street, where it crosses St. Catherine Street. Water Street, Fountain Hall Terrace and Lime Grove Avenue are all lit by GEC Z9454 lanterns as seen on the right here. The MA90 with gear on the left is a recent replacement.

St. Catherine Street, by contrast, is lit by high pressure sodium lanterns, installed very recently. These replaced a mixture of Eleco GR100s and Thorn Alpha 9s.

Photo taken June 2003.

These lanterns light up the old bridge into town, and were disconnected a long time ago and replaced by standard lighting on high columns either side of the bridge. However, after a lengthy campaign the lights were reconnected in the late 1980s / early 1990s. What is surprising is that although the reconnection is relatively recent, they appear to be using mercury bulbs, rather than high pressure sodium. I think when they were originally working they were fitted with GLS bulbs.

Photo taken September 2003.

This derelict installation has somehow survived at the corner of Morley Street and St. Catherine Street, near the centre of Carmarthen. I've no idea what the lantern is, but it hasn't worked for years. It's the only one in the street - the rest of the road was lit by Eleco GR100 SOX which have now been converted to SON. The Elecos were fitted over 20 years ago so they obviously forgot to take this pole down!

It doesn't look like a bulb is still fitted.

Photo taken January 2004.

Another view of the lantern and column.

Photo taken January 2004.

There are two large post-top lanterns in John Street Car Park, Carmarthen. This picture shows one when lit. Judging by the greenish colour, I'd say they were running mercury vapour lamps (probably more than one).

Photo taken February 2004.

Thorn Alpha 2000 lanterns light the redesigned Carmarthen bus station complex, opened around 1998.

Photo taken September 2004.