History
The age of the original lamp-post is rather sketchy. However the post above the dolphins was torn down by American GI's celebrating VJ, the end of the war with Japan. In 1947 the lamp-post was repaired by a local metalworks firm, George Lister & Sons, Cambridge. The work was done by foreman Mr Sam Mason, assisted by a young apprentice, Tony Challis, who did the scrollwork at the top of the lampost. Mr Challis still lives in Cambridgeshire, and is also responsible for the ornate railings found at Granchester Meadows.
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