The Domus CHESTER wall bracket, curved arm facing down, holds the CHESTERlantern below a curved arm 305mm wide 422mm high 370mm projection, die-cast aluminium with 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. It is not picked off a shelf.

• That is the trade-off for the finish choice. The body is powder-coated in the colouryou pick after you order, which is why the range offers five rather than one stocked colour.
• Plan the lead time into the job. If it is needed for a handover, a settlement or abooked electrician, tell us the date when you order and we will confirm the production window withDomus.
• Order the whole set together. On a property using several of these, a second orderplaced later starts its own ten days and a later powder-coat batch is not guaranteed to match thefirst.

Its title does not say which way it faces, and its siblings does

• Only its web address gives it away it readschester-wall-bracket-down-c-arm-b22.
• Two brackets, one titled and one not, is the sort of thing that produces the wrongdelivery and up versus down is the whole choice on a wall bracket.
• This is the DOWN-facing curved-arm bracket. That is what you will receive.

Choosing between the four CHESTER wall brackets

• The straight arms are 510mm tall and the curved arms 422mm sothe curve is the more compact choice as well as the softer one.
• Down-facing puts the lantern lower and closer to what you are lighting adoor, a step, a path. Up-facing throws more light onto the wall above and reads moreformal.
• This one projects 370mm, the deepest of the four that record a projection.Check it against a doorway or a passing point.
• This listing records all three dimensions, which two of the four do not.

A B22 holder with no maximum wattage

• One B22 lamp, not included, no maximum recorded anywhere in the family.
• B22 LED at 911W, warm, enclosed and damp rated.
• On a down-facing bracket beside a door the lantern is at eye level, so a warm modestlamp matters more than on a post.

There is a replacement lens for it

The Requires: Lamp GT-131 line on its datasheet is the CHESTERseries code a GTA-131 replacement acrylic panel set is sold separately. The acrylic is what fails on these lanterns; the cast body lasts decades. Nothing extra is requiredto install it.

Where it works

• Beside a front door or a garage door, lighting the approach.
• Along a path or a boundary wall, repeated.
• Matched with CHESTER posts and pillar mounts across a property.
• Check the 370mm projection at a doorway or a narrow passage.
• IP43 not a wash-down or coastal front-line position.

Specifying it

Wall bracket, curved arm, lantern facing DOWN. Die-cast aluminium with a moulded acrylic lens.IP43. 220240V AC. One B22 lamp not included. 305mm wide 422mm high 370mm projection. Made in Italy, assembled and powder-coated in Australia. Beige, Black, Burgundy,Green or White. Warranty 1 year. The listing title does not state the direction this is the DOWN-facing version; itsup-facing sibling is titled “UP C-ARM”. No maximum lamp wattage recorded. A GTA-131 replacementacrylic panel set is sold separately.

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Questions

Does the lantern face up or down?

Down. It is worth stating plainly, because the title does not it reads “CHESTER WALL BRACKET C-ARM” while its sibling reads “CHESTER WALL BRACKET UP C-ARM”. Only the web address gives it away, ending in “down-c-arm”. Two brackets where one is labelled and one is not is exactly the sort of thing that produces the wrong delivery, and up versus down is the whole choice on a wall bracket.

Should I choose up-facing or down-facing?

What you want lit. Down-facing puts the lantern lower and closer to a door, a step or a path, so the light lands where people walk. Up-facing throws more onto the wall above and reads more formal better either side of a grand entrance than beside a back door. Both curved-arm versions are 422mm tall, so the choice is genuinely about direction rather than size.

What is the difference between the straight and curved arms?

Height and character. The straight-arm brackets are 510mm tall and the curved ones 422mm, so the curve is the more compact choice as well as the softer-looking one. On a period or traditional frontage the curve almost always suits better; on a modern rendered wall a straight arm can look cleaner. All four take the same lantern.

How far does it stand off the wall?

370mm, which is the deepest of the four CHESTER wall brackets that record a projection. Check it against a doorway, a narrow passage or anywhere people pass close 370mm is enough to catch a shoulder. If the position is tight, the up-facing curved arm may be shallower, though its projection is not recorded and we would need to measure one.

What lamp should I use?

A B22 LED at 911W, warm at around 3000K, rated for enclosed and damp use. No maximum wattage is recorded anywhere in the CHESTER family, so ask us before going above about 15W. On a down-facing bracket beside a door the lantern sits at roughly eye level, which makes a warm modest lamp matter more than it would on a post a bright cool globe at that height is glary rather than welcoming.

Can I replace the lens if it goes cloudy?

Yes a GTA-131 panel set, the CHESTER 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 bracket beside a door, where the lantern is close and well lit, yellowing shows sooner than it would at the top of a post.

Is it the same lantern as the posts?

Yes. The CHESTER head is sold as four types of wall bracket, a pillar mount, a post top, a chain pendant and nine post arrangements sixteen listings in all, plus a CHESTER-LARGE range at a bigger scale. No listing mentions the others, which is a shame, because using the same head on the garage wall, the gate piers and the front door is what makes a property read as one scheme.