January Light: Street of Light
The Street of Light was a Christmas installation in Edinburgh a few years ago. I found several shots which lent themselves to the square format, but when I spotted the *Belisha beacon bottom right of this one it was the obvious choice – two different kinds of streetlight, and the beacon counts as lamplight too.
Part of Becky’s January Squares Challenge: words ending in light.
*Belisha beacon: an amber-coloured globe lamp on a black and white pole, marking pedestrian crossings. Named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), the Minister of Transport who introduced them in 1934.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
That is just gorgeous!
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I know! Amazing.
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I was sorry I missed that particular display as it looked impressive. That has to be one of the more unusual double barrelled names.
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It was impressive. Yes, I might not have wanted to hang on to the first part of that name!
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You are definitely going for it, Anabel 🙂 🙂
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I’m trying!
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🙂 🙂
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There are some amazing photos coming out of this light challenge, this one among them. How beautiful.
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I have to admit that Edinburgh does Christmas with a lot more pizazz than Glasgow. This was spectacular.
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Excellent. I remember these well.
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Edinburgh has its moments!
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The second best city in the world. And I say that despite having been born there.
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John was born there too.
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Wow, that is amazing! 😊
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It was!
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This is a lovely scene of those lights like a cathedral. I love it.
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It is rather like a cathedral, isn’t it?
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Wow! The whole display must have been amazing.
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Yes, it was lovely!
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Brilliant photograph, and I learnt something too about the Belisha beacons. I knew they were named after someone but no idea as to who until today!
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I had only the vaguest idea until today, so I thought I’d better provide an explanation for folk outside the UK who would have no idea at all!
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Just asked MrB and of course he knew straight off! Suspect John would know too.
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Well, we know other clever things!
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😍
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That looks gorgeous!
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It was a lovely experience.
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Gorgeous
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It was!
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Wow!! Were they really all lights or was it a projection onto the building? Fantastic, whichever it was 🙂
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It’s a temporary structure built in the middle of the road. If you have a ticket, you go inside and the lights all change colour and “dance” to music.
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I would have loved to see it, it looks fabulous 🙂
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