Royal Charter granted in 1812 to Gas Light and Coke Company for street lighting in London. Londonist published a lovely piece about the lamp lights of Victorian London still burning across the city.
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first public supply of gas in the world
Unveiled by councillor Carolyn Keen, Lord Mayor of Westminster.
This depot was responsible for the locomotives working out of Waterloo. Locom...
Engineer who married money and then made lots more. Born England. Studied ci...
A civil engineering firm. Began as a partnership with Basil Mott and David Ha...
In spite of the plaque's claim, there is evidence of a cash dispensing machin...
