Book Appearances: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Magician’s Nephew
Overview: The Lamp-post is one of the most recognizable objects in Narnia, standing in Lantern Waste as a trace of an earlier crossing between worlds.
In the story
The Lamp-post matters because it is both ordinary and uncanny. A London street lamp has no natural place in Narnia, which is exactly why it works so well. It suggests a world with history inside it.
It also links the wonder of Lucy’s first entry to the deeper origins revealed in The Magician’s Nephew.