The lamp has drawn photographers, the BBC, ITV, and local filmmakers for more than thirty years.
A Royal Mail King George V post box from the 1930s is attached to the lamp
Collection bucket and Ceremony sign, lovingly created by Reg ling
Pansies painted on the lamp
Planted with red tulips every Valentine's Day
Red rose on the Valentine bench
Reg fixing the Westminster lantern, 1993
Reg has maintained the Valentine Lamp single-handedly since he created it
Reg Ling Lamplighter since 1993
Reg Ling ready to serve mulled wine
Reg Ling with Kerine Elmer of Absolutely Fabulous costume hire by Martyn Payne
Roses winding up the lamp
The base and yellow cover plate
The George V posting box on the Valentine Lamp
The heart shaped planter with red tulips
The Sugg Lighting, Westminster style, heritage lantern has been produced since 1880
The Valentine Lamp with red tulips
The Westminster lantern lit at night
Tudor roses on the lamp
Tulips painted on the lamp
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On film
14 February, 2026
The lamplighting ceremony with Eddie Young.
14 February, 2025
BBC Points West.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee lantern lighting, 2022
Frome’s answer to the beacon call was the Valentine Lamp.
14 February, 2018
ITV West Country.
14 February, 2017
BBC Points West.
Perplexed Music, 2017
Short film by Mark McGann, starring Paul McGann and Emma Campbell-Jones. Some scenes include the lamp and postbox. Click the poster below to view the film.
Ghost from the Past, 1998
The earliest known film of the lamplighting ceremony, including an interview with Reg, by the Frome Cine and Video Club.
