The Domus CHESTER-LARGE pillar mount is the large CHESTER lantern on a pillar-topcolumn 310mm wide, 660mm high, die-cast aluminiumwith a moulded acrylic lens, IP43, taking one B22 lamp.

This item is made to order

Domus builds this fitting to order and asks for up to 10 business days for productionbefore it ships. Pillar mounts are usually bought in pairs for gate piers order bothtogether, because a second order starts its own ten days and a later powder-coat batch is notguaranteed to match.

LARGE does not mean taller on this one

• It is 20mm wider and 10mm SHORTER. On the recorded figures the LARGEpillar mount is not taller than the standard one.
• That is not what the name implies to someone choosing between them on price, and itis worth settling before you order two.
• The likely explanation is that the lantern is bigger and the column shorter, whichwould give a larger head at about the same overall height but no source says so, and the twolistings record different fields.
• Ask us to compare a pair side by side. On a gate pier, where the two would never beseen together, the difference that matters is the lantern size rather than the total height.

And the base dimension is not recorded

The standard CHESTER pillar mount records a 290 290mm base. This onerecords a width and a height and no base.

• On a pillar mount the base is the dimension that has to match the pier top, withroom for fixings around it.
• Do not assume 310mm. That is the fitting’s width, which may or may not be thebase.
• Measure your pier and ask us we will measure a physical base before youorder. A base overhanging a narrow capping looks wrong and gives the fixings nothing to bite.

Why a pillar mount rather than a post

• It uses masonry you already have a brick gate pier, a rendered column, acapped wall. No footing, no post, no digging.
• Which sidesteps the gap this range keeps showing: no CHESTER post records a footingspecification or a wind rating. The pier is already there and already engineered.
• Cable entry comes up through the pier, which on an existing wall means a chase or asurface conduit. Settle it with your electrician before ordering a made-to-order fitting.

A B22 holder with no maximum wattage

One B22 lamp, not included, no maximum recorded anywhere. A B22 LED at911W, warm, enclosed and damp rated, is what we would fit. Ask us before anythingabove about 15W.

There is a replacement lens for it

The Requires: Lamp GT-161 line is the CHESTER-LARGE series code,and the series has a GTA-161 replacement acrylic panel set sold separately. The acrylicis what fails; the cast body lasts decades. Nothing extra is required to install it.

Where it works

• Brick or rendered gate piers, in pairs.
• Capped garden walls and entrance columns on a property using the LARGE range.
• Where post-light presence is wanted without a footing.
• Not until the base dimension is confirmed against your pier.
• IP43 not a wash-down or coastal front-line position.

Specifying it

Pillar mount. Die-cast aluminium with a moulded acrylic lens. IP43. 220240V AC.One B22 lamp not included. 310mm wide 660mm high. Made in Italy, assembled andpowder-coated in Australia. Beige, Black, Burgundy, Green or White. Warranty 1 year. Made to order allow up to 10 business days for production. No base dimensionrecorded; the standard CHESTER version records 290 290mm measure your pier and ask us. At 660mm it is 10mm SHORTER than the standard pillar mount, which is not what “LARGE”implies. No maximum lamp wattage. A GTA-161 replacement acrylic panel set is soldseparately.

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Questions

Is it actually larger than the standard CHESTER pillar mount?

Not in height, which surprised us too. This records 310mm wide 660mm high; the standard CHESTER pillar mount records 290mm wide 670mm high so the LARGE is 20mm wider and 10mm shorter. The likely explanation is a bigger lantern on a shorter column, giving a larger head at about the same overall height, but no source says so. If you are choosing between them on price, ask us to compare a pair side by side; on a gate pier the difference that matters is the lantern size, not the total height.

Will it fit my gate pier?

Ask us, because the base dimension is not recorded on this listing it holds a width and a height and nothing for the base. The standard CHESTER version records a 290 290mm base, but do not assume this one matches, and do not assume the 310mm width is the base either. Measure your pier top and we will measure a physical base before you order, which matters more than usual on a made-to-order fitting.

How long will it take to arrive?

Domus builds this to order and asks for up to 10 business days for production. Pillar mounts are usually bought in pairs for gate piers, so order both together a second order later starts its own ten days, and a later powder-coat batch is not guaranteed to match the first. On a pair flanking an entrance, a colour mismatch is exactly the thing you would notice.

Why choose a pillar mount over a post?

The structure already exists. No CHESTER post in this catalogue records a footing specification, a base plate size or a wind rating a gap we flag on all of them. A pillar mount sidesteps it entirely: the pier is there and already engineered, so there is no digging, no footing and no wind calculation. Settle the cable entry with your electrician first, though; it has to come up through the pier.

What is the maximum lamp wattage?

Not recorded anywhere in the CHESTER family, standard or large. We would fit a B22 LED at 911W, warm at around 3000K, rated for enclosed and damp use. Ask us before fitting anything above about 15W, and particularly before a halogen a sealed acrylic lens is a poor place for heat.

Can I replace the lens if it goes cloudy?

Yes a GTA-161 panel set, the CHESTER-LARGE series replacement acrylic diffuser, is sold separately. The acrylic is the part that fails on these lanterns: UV yellows and embrittles it over years while the cast aluminium body lasts decades. On a pair of gate piers, replacing two lenses is a fraction of replacing two fittings.

Is it the same lantern as the CHESTER-LARGE post?

Yes. The LARGE head is sold as this pillar mount, a post top, a chain pendant, four wall brackets and one 2.45m post eight configurations. No listing mentions the others, which is worth knowing: pillar mounts on the gate piers and a wall bracket on the garage make the property read as one scheme rather than two purchases.