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.
Engineer. Born Charlton. Best known for the St Pancras railway shed. Died at ...
Civil engineer. Born at Clogher, near Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He worke...
