Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Quiet & Peaceful or Ghostly & Scary?

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on April 6, 2016 at 20:18

I say ghostly... I still haven't got used to the LED lighting... as my neighbour Maddy put it "it's looks like a spaceship has landed when I look out"....

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on April 7, 2016 at 7:52

It is a bit "Close Encounters"

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on April 7, 2016 at 8:58

Overkill on the streetlighting. Unnecessarily high, lighting upper floors of buildings. An environmental disaster. But hey, who cares?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on April 7, 2016 at 9:16

I think they're the new LED ones Stephen so the power consumption should be considerably lower than the old jobbies

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on April 7, 2016 at 9:24

You have a point. I hadn't noticed quite how high those lamp posts are. A lightning-speed Google search suggests that British Standards regulate a 6 metre height for unclassified roads, 8 metres for B roads, 10 for A roads and 25 in some cases. I guess these must be 8 metres.

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on April 7, 2016 at 13:13

They're certainly a good bit higher than the one which is directly outside and level with my bedroom window....not sure that's any better...

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on April 7, 2016 at 13:15

I think they get turned down after midnight... I'm guessing these pics are before midnight

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on April 7, 2016 at 13:21

They were taken at around 9:30pm.

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on April 8, 2016 at 16:42

@Michael.. I was more concerned about the light pollution rather than the amount power needed to produce it. I don't think it is healthy to live in environments that have a 24h daylight situation. I wonder if a connection could also be found to increased unsocial activities (not enough darkness..sleep).

@Hugh.. well if it's standard, then not much can be done. However, 6m standards seem to me to be ideal.. not these towering 8m ones. But talking of standards, is there also a standard as to how much light may be produced? As I wrote above, the light pollution looks pretty high here. Vibration and noise from traffic, as well as living under spotlights.. not my idea of heaven.