Mind you, most of Jasper Fforde's are classic, I think. I suspect he makes up the more recent ones

Yup. Jasper's a highly inventive writer.

While Im on the subject , may I ask if any one can remember or has any reference to the look of the lamp i.e. what colour etc ?

C.S. Lewis doesn't specify, but I would make an educated guess that he is referring to a Victorian gas-powered street lamp, eg:

http://www.gibsonpatterns.co.nz/southern-lanterns.html





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examples insitu:

http://malvern.whub.org.uk/home/mhcindex/mhc-parks/mhc-parks-gas-lamps.htm

Thats what I thought,

I like the golden cage one in these pictures but the one I saw in the film was all black , I cant find pics for the one in the BBC version which - for me , was far " truer " .

Thats what I thought,

I like the golden cage one in these pictures but the one I saw in the film was all black , I cant find pics for the one in the BBC version which - for me , was more " close " to the story.

Thank you by the way every one for your kind replies..