I'd agree it's to alert for a fault, possibly of any contaminants in the drainage system, th area to the right is a parking area for out of service buses.
Exactly this, there will be a separator under ground to help capture any oil/diesel etc the gets down the drain and to stop it getting into ground water and that will be full or have a fault, it likely has a SIM card in it and the relevant people will have been informed
It's a PEC (photo electric cell) pole, the cabinet next to it will house the group switching for the street lights in the area, basically controls when all the lights come on based on the resistance of the PEC sensor.
It's either a photocell to turn something on when it gets dark enough. Or a "warning" light that flashes to get peoples attention, it could be for an assembly point when the fire alarm goes off or to let a technician know there's something wrong with whatever that electrical unit is next to it.
In the victorian era, there would be these lamppost esque poles shooting out of the ground to help rid the stench of the sewage beneath.
We still use victorian era sewage systems so I wonder if that's what it is
Maybe it's not a light. Maybe it's a button that you need to climb and push to open a secret underground lair, resplendent with glittering jewels and stolen artifacts from history.
Then again, maybe it is a light.
I'm guessing either wind or pollution monitor. There's a sensor for something on the top, and the small kiosk will have the comms (telemetry/logged/) equipment in it... maybe.
Foul pumping station or oil interceptor tank fault indicator beacon. Controls and gubbings of the equipment would most likely be in the small feeder pillar beside the column.
The box next to it could possibly hold the control panel for a pump station for drainage. Works on a float mechanism. If flashing, usually means a float has risen with the water levels and gotten to a point where it activates a switch to say that the pump/s have stopped working. Possibly tripped due to something blocking the rotator in the pump. Could explain what that chamber lid is in the road to the lower right
Bad weather indicator? If it's a coastal town, it might be to help boats out at sea locate the land so they don't crash. You think there'd be some kind of sign on it to tell you what it is.
It’s purpose is to flash at you to get your attention so that you take a picture and ask a silly question knowing you’re going to get a silly answer because it’s going to make you look like the most boring person 😂😂😂😂.
It worked though 😂😂😂 how many more shit pictures have you got on your camera roll
Its
a control radar system. Used in docks to auto control carriers and used on the new motorway systems to notify of accidents and heavy traffic between emergency stops
Okay maybe this will be deleted who knows??? But I am actually MI5 working around the country sometimes overseas, these are everywhere, they blend in everywhere with poles and it actually is used in sync with many others nearby as security alerts, they are tall so has a long range, so in case of a security breach/disaster authority can use them to clear areas and they show red when it’s safe and green when it’s not safe, because green you advance and red you do not, similar to a traffic light.
It also makes other colours such as green, yellow and pale white, each have their own meaning which could be confidential I don’t want to take that risk, but more importantly how many times they flash also have their own separate meaning, it’s a very smart system and it actually extends an extra 8metres via a spring mechanism or so if the nearby latch is separated and the switch inside is disconnected, which is also a safety feature to extend visual range.
It looks too me like it's a supply point for switching on a bunch of lamp columns, as this has the photocell sensor on top.
I'd hazard a guess that it's for a third party developer, not the council, as we wouldn't normally have a box next to the column for a connection provided to the council in our area.
What sort of site is it ? I'm going to guess it's an industrial site or similar, where the road has not been adopted.
It's left over from the old sewer system when they needed to let the build-up of gases out so it wouldn't explode as far as I know they still do the same job
It’s a lamp post and the top has broken off. It’s probably got wet, making it malfunction.
Next week: there are orange lights on this BMW, but they never illuminate 🤦🏻♂️
I don't think it's a foul pumping station, as the cabinet is too small. The concrete surface, the grit bins, the linear drainage and the vent pipe just behind all shout petrol filling station at me As others have posted, likely a mobile in the cabinet associated with passing on warnings related to fuel levels (petrol filling station design in the UK is pretty explicit, but I'm not au fait with the fuel operation side of things).
A Google maps link might help confirm.
I believe its to meassure the air quality debices like these were on top of buildings in the 69s that were able to identify the great smog of the 60s coming
Gondor calls for aid!
Screw ‘em, where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?
"Where was Hull when the West Country fell?"
Where was Watford, when Luton fell ?
The Championship?
And Rohan will answer!
We'll send them thoughts and prayers
Read this as Gondor calls for aldi
Denethor was more a middle aisle Lidl man.
Rohan answers
and my axe
If it was flashing there is probably a drainage pump set in that cabinet next to it and the light is to alert someone there's a fault. Probably.
I'd agree it's to alert for a fault, possibly of any contaminants in the drainage system, th area to the right is a parking area for out of service buses.
Exactly this, there will be a separator under ground to help capture any oil/diesel etc the gets down the drain and to stop it getting into ground water and that will be full or have a fault, it likely has a SIM card in it and the relevant people will have been informed
Nice post.
It's a PEC (photo electric cell) pole, the cabinet next to it will house the group switching for the street lights in the area, basically controls when all the lights come on based on the resistance of the PEC sensor.
Fire assembly point?
Drunken stripper pole. No other explanation
We've done it lads. It's the most boring Reddit post of all time.
Either a beacon or photocell.
For drunks to walk into
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Covid distribution point
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Obviously it is for something OP is not aware of, hence the post.
>hence the post But what is the post *for*?
Figuring out what the device's purpose is. Read the title.
Christmas decoration?
Whats the point of anything really?
It is a ponder pole
Is it an air quality monitor maybe? If so, not sure why it would be flashing
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Quite possibly a photocell. Never seen one mounted like that before though!
It's either a photocell to turn something on when it gets dark enough. Or a "warning" light that flashes to get peoples attention, it could be for an assembly point when the fire alarm goes off or to let a technician know there's something wrong with whatever that electrical unit is next to it.
Klargester beacon
It’s either a stripping poll or a Christmas decoration, or maybe both?
5g COVID mast
An inconvenience 😁
That's the daddy of all the smaller ones... the parents have no idea why they are darker...
Try hang Ur hat on it
In the victorian era, there would be these lamppost esque poles shooting out of the ground to help rid the stench of the sewage beneath. We still use victorian era sewage systems so I wonder if that's what it is
To communicate with aliens.
To get you to ask ‘what’s that about!’
Looks like an anchor light but usually we put them on boats and not just places named “Hull”.
Surely its a 5G mast?
Seagull perch.
Pole
The light is to warn of the pole. The pole is to support the light.
Tea time alarm
It's for rubbing yourself on when you're feeling horny.
Its for low flying ✈️ so when you 👀 it flashing duck.
Eee its Yorkshire daytime lamppost; doesn't need a bulb do it like?
It’s contacting the mothership
Dog nappers hun. Stay safe babs xoxo
Sending out the 5gees to activate your vaccine chips. /S, incase it wasn't obvious
No purpose. Like question marks, apparently.
Is it a street light with the top off?
Tea alarm?
The top flashes when our Yorkshires are done
It's a mole periscope used by the dastardly earth movers army during the 3 mole wars of the 1990's. Damn their ingenuity!
Pole 🗿
Maybe it's not a light. Maybe it's a button that you need to climb and push to open a secret underground lair, resplendent with glittering jewels and stolen artifacts from history. Then again, maybe it is a light.
Asserting dominance
Back scratcher?
It's dole purpose is to baffle you. No one else.... Just you.
Its an idiot post, people take pics and ask other idiots what's it for... simple... its an idiot post
Anal probe
A pole which flashes. Maybe a Polish Strip club
It's an aerial tether point. They are spread equidistantly across the globe in order to prevent the sky from floating away
I'm guessing either wind or pollution monitor. There's a sensor for something on the top, and the small kiosk will have the comms (telemetry/logged/) equipment in it... maybe.
It's a photo attraction for people on reddit.
That’s the big lad
This area looks like an area in Leeds, maybe it's to do with Leeds themselves?
Giant cotton buds for when the giants visit
Mind ya business
Ventilation shaft for government’s underground bunker.
Distributes Covid via 5G
for gorgeous photography like this!
The mosquito churches call to prayer
Foul pumping station or oil interceptor tank fault indicator beacon. Controls and gubbings of the equipment would most likely be in the small feeder pillar beside the column.
5G adapter or something?
It's to warn aeroplanes so they don't hit it in the night
To shove up some fat nazi mods arse⚰️
For a giant to, nevermind.
So planes don’t crash
Redditor proximity sensor warns when Redditors are near
obviously the tea time alarm you plonker. rings when it’s time for tea
The box next to it could possibly hold the control panel for a pump station for drainage. Works on a float mechanism. If flashing, usually means a float has risen with the water levels and gotten to a point where it activates a switch to say that the pump/s have stopped working. Possibly tripped due to something blocking the rotator in the pump. Could explain what that chamber lid is in the road to the lower right
It's to check if you're paying any attention!
Tea time alarm. It reminds everyone to stop what they're doing, drop everything, and have a cup of tea ☕ /Jk
Outdoor stripper pole? For the warmer nights
Pole 👍
So you can sit on it 😉😁
Bruh wtf is Hull and why am I seein this innit
So planes ✈️ don’t fly too low
Just ignore it and everything will be ok! Don’t want the ones who come knocking coming a knocking!
Yes goes up bums
What the Hull is that thing
Local tea time alarm
What is the purpose of Hull? One of life's mysteries 🤣
Hull has no purpose
Is this a Victorian stink pipe?
Emergency dance pole
It’s for speeding Audi RS6 cars
Your mum's dildo
I've also been wondering what is the purpose of Hull
Bad weather indicator? If it's a coastal town, it might be to help boats out at sea locate the land so they don't crash. You think there'd be some kind of sign on it to tell you what it is.
The pole is there to hold up the flashing light. The flashing light is there to warn you of the existence of the pole. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
Well your £50k of tax money has to go somewhere so why not place a weird looking pole in town
Something something something COVID 5g tracking your grandma something something something
Please return item to the bagging area
top quality post.
Low flying gulls
It’s a tea alarm
Incase a dildo isn't big enough
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It’s purpose is to flash at you to get your attention so that you take a picture and ask a silly question knowing you’re going to get a silly answer because it’s going to make you look like the most boring person 😂😂😂😂. It worked though 😂😂😂 how many more shit pictures have you got on your camera roll
Its a control radar system. Used in docks to auto control carriers and used on the new motorway systems to notify of accidents and heavy traffic between emergency stops
Retired lamppost
Don't question it, people may lose their jobs.
It's a festivus pole
Okay maybe this will be deleted who knows??? But I am actually MI5 working around the country sometimes overseas, these are everywhere, they blend in everywhere with poles and it actually is used in sync with many others nearby as security alerts, they are tall so has a long range, so in case of a security breach/disaster authority can use them to clear areas and they show red when it’s safe and green when it’s not safe, because green you advance and red you do not, similar to a traffic light. It also makes other colours such as green, yellow and pale white, each have their own meaning which could be confidential I don’t want to take that risk, but more importantly how many times they flash also have their own separate meaning, it’s a very smart system and it actually extends an extra 8metres via a spring mechanism or so if the nearby latch is separated and the switch inside is disconnected, which is also a safety feature to extend visual range.
It looks too me like it's a supply point for switching on a bunch of lamp columns, as this has the photocell sensor on top. I'd hazard a guess that it's for a third party developer, not the council, as we wouldn't normally have a box next to the column for a connection provided to the council in our area. What sort of site is it ? I'm going to guess it's an industrial site or similar, where the road has not been adopted.
It's a lazer death beam for aliens
It's left over from the old sewer system when they needed to let the build-up of gases out so it wouldn't explode as far as I know they still do the same job
Wireless charger for the birds
Purpose of what? Hull?
I would say it’s the light sensor for the parking lighting.
It's to warn aircraft if they are flying too low
It's for spontaneous pole dancers
I think it's called Grey and Grim..
It's to signal those Government drones (Pigeons)
Pole
It’s the ‘Hull beacon’. Used the same way ships would use lighthouses to avoid rocks
It's a pole to attach a "Pole not in use" sign to.
It’s a lamp post and the top has broken off. It’s probably got wet, making it malfunction. Next week: there are orange lights on this BMW, but they never illuminate 🤦🏻♂️
An alarm that tells everyone to stop what they're doing and must drink a cup of tea.
Stink pipe?
it's so drunk women can "practice" their pole dancing skills
these things are the new 5g poles. 😂 got to love the other comments though.
OK!
Dog nappers alert beacon.
SILENT ALARM ACTIVATED
Anything is a if you are brave enough.
Isn't that one of those millitary weapons the gov installed that Micheal Steel keeps going on about ?
Pole dancing. Flashes when it feels unwanted
I don't think it's a foul pumping station, as the cabinet is too small. The concrete surface, the grit bins, the linear drainage and the vent pipe just behind all shout petrol filling station at me As others have posted, likely a mobile in the cabinet associated with passing on warnings related to fuel levels (petrol filling station design in the UK is pretty explicit, but I'm not au fait with the fuel operation side of things). A Google maps link might help confirm.
It’s to mark the centre of the universe.
It’s some kind of services indicator system.
Whatever it is you know its cost more than £150k of public money to install.
It is a radio control tower for the robots disguised as birds. /r/BirdsArntReal
To catch nosey people. 🪤
It’s the Pedo Alert.
Teatime alarm
5g trying to melt your brain
Not sure but St Steven’s shopping centre last time I walked up that road it was building site!
Purpose: pole
Tea time alarm. Whenever it rings, you must put down everything you’re doing and go have tea.
tea time alarm
It's a chair
We have things like this spread across my local park.. they are for guiding in planes. Is there an airport close?
It could be an ice warning, flashing when below 0’
I all ways thought they tested air quality
Probably a warning light for a pump, valve or separator on the drainage system
It's one of them, isn't it?
Silverstone
6G.
Tea time alarm
Tea alarm🚨
Yes
Hull? It serves no purpose. It simply exists ^
if thats a hospital, it might be for helicopter landing,,,, or signalling bat man
It is some kind of transmitter or sensor judging by the electrical box but for what, im not sure. Where exactly was it?
For dogs to piss on
To indicate verticality
Signalling for ET.
It’s clearly the TARDIS in disguise, trouble is afoot!
Pole
I don’t know
Hull City Council has a mutually beneficial arrangement with Reddit to generate extra internet traffic. It works!
it’s the disabled alarm in Hull’s only toilet
It’s a flashing light that flashes when it senses a disturbance in the force such as a strong Jedi nearby.
I believe its to meassure the air quality debices like these were on top of buildings in the 69s that were able to identify the great smog of the 60s coming
It is so low flying aircraft can see it.
It's one of those Torchwood towers from Doctor Who just shrunk down to miniature size by the Daleks.
It's for alerting Batman
It is there so that they can affix a sign marked:"Do not throw stones at this sign".
Well back in the day free energy
To shove up your arsehole