Rojojnr wrote:

Some very strange lanterns light the Westwood Cross retail park, constructed in 2003 and 2004 and opened in 2005. I thought they may be DW WIndsor models as they look very similar to the Rio lantern, but the lanterns look way too large and conical for them to be Rios. Can anybody properly identify them?

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Finally, some frankly pretty ugly installations light this footpath leading from the car park, constructed in 2007 and opened in early 2008. You can also just about see some DW Windsor Rios lighting the car park itself in the background. Just as a side note, if you pan 90 degrees clockwise, you'll also see a lone surviving GR150 on an Eleco concrete column with a very long sleeve (there used to be more of these, but they've been replaced over the years by the various SON lanterns you see on the road). If anyone can identify those ugly-looking lanterns, I'll be very grateful!

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Those in the second link are either DW Windsor Serina or Kingfisher Serika lanterns. The only way of distinguishing which of the two they are is to see if they have the DW Windsor Diamond Optic reflector system or not.

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those serina/serika lanterns do not look right on those columns. there's some of these installed on Katryn Avenue in York - they're an overspill from the park and ride development, and are remotely switched from the P&R office which often means they either dayburn or are off by night.

Rojojnr wrote:

That is fascinating how the lanterns from both manufacturers have very similar names and are of an almost identical design - one company has very clearly launched their lantern to compete directly with the other. Does anybody know any other instances of two different manufacturers with very similar lantern names and designs?

Indust wrote:

A new Sainsbury's has opened in my town (yes - ANOTHER Supermarket, to go with Tesco, Asda, Iceland, Aldi and Lidl) here

The existing SOX lighting has all been replaced now (Geared MA90s, Alpha 9s and Z9454s). Second hand SGS203s have been used in all cases, more commonly with flat glass and post-top on new black columns. Some have been retrofitted to old columns and brackets though. I think all lanterns have been replaced right down to the second SGS203 in the google cache. The 2 SGS203s in the cashe replaced huge arched CU Highway columns from the 1950s, in 1999.

A mini roundabout has been installed opposite the store in the middle of the road, with SGS203s and my old infant school is being demolished for it.

In the actual carpark you can just see typical Holophane lanterns, (QSSs and Vista Grandes) although you can also see a Beta 5 with missing refractors from a nearby street.

Also worth noting, the Gamma 6 on cast iron column behind the column has been retained, but the Albany closest to the camera has had its bracket removed and an unpainted one added with a second hand SGS203! Thankfully the GEC Z9555 Brick and the Eleco GR100 haven't been touched, though.