Vintage Garden Light 970mm with E27 Holder - IP44 Aluminium and Glass Post Light LL 505P-1015-BK

At 970mm tall this is a proper post light, and the height is what gives it presence — it lights a path from nearly a metre up, casting a wider pool than a low bollard and reading as an architectural feature rather than a functional marker. The vintage styling, in aluminium and glass, suits a traditional garden, a colonial-style house or a courtyard where a stark modern bollard would look out of place. Its E27 holder takes bulbs up to 60W, which is a usefully generous ceiling: you can run a modest LED for ambience or go considerably brighter where a path genuinely needs it, and change your mind later. IP44 weather-resistant, on 220–240V, 50Hz mains. 150mm wide.

Specifications

Buying guide

Post lights are a bigger commitment than bollards, so consider proportion and quantity. At nearly a metre tall, one or two make a statement along an approach or either side of a path entrance; a long run of them is expensive and can feel municipal. Mixing a couple of post lights at key points with lower bollards along the path between is usually the better-looking and cheaper scheme. The 60W bulb ceiling is worth noting — it gives real headroom, though in practice an LED equivalent of 8 to 12W will be plenty and will cost almost nothing to run all night. IP44 means rain and splashes; keep it off sprinkler lines and out of standing water. Because it uses glass, site it away from where a football or mower will reach, and check the base fixing after the first rains, since taller fittings catch wind.

How it compares

Against the 600mm and 800mm bollards, this is taller with more presence and casts a wider pool, but costs more per fitting. Compared with the contemporary LED garden lights in this range, those are sealed integrated fittings in modern forms while this is vintage-styled with a replaceable bulb. Against the clear speckled glass fittings, this is the taller post-mounted version of a similar decorative approach. Against a solar post light, consistent brightness but wiring is required.

Frequently asked questions

How many post lights do I need?
One or two at key points make a statement. A long run gets expensive and can look municipal — mixing a couple of post lights with lower bollards between them usually looks better and costs less.

Can I really fit a 60W bulb?
That is the stated ceiling, which gives headroom. In practice an LED equivalent of 8 to 12W is plenty and costs almost nothing to run all night.

Anything to watch with the glass?
Site it away from where a football or mower will reach, and check the base fixing after the first rains, since taller fittings catch wind.

Do you deliver outside Nairobi?
Yes — same-day delivery within Nairobi and countrywide shipping to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and beyond, with payment by M-Pesa or on delivery.

Pairs well with

• Aluminium Garden Light with Clear Speckled Glass and E27 Holder LL 504P-1015-BK
• Anodized Aluminium Garden Light 9W LED - IP44 Corrosion-Resistant Surface Mounted LL 202P-0930-SS-WW
• Contemporary LED Garden Light with Integrated LED - Weather-Resistant Surface Mounted LL 201P-1000-SS-WW

Available at WIMU Kitchen, Nairobi. Same-day Nairobi delivery · countrywide shipping (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret) · pay by M-Pesa or on delivery. Questions? WhatsApp +254 758 157 035.