Less than a month after the lights were installed the lamp blew up, seriously injuring the policeman who was operating it. See the IET and the Victorianist for two different takes on the story.
2017: Londonist describes how these rather odd lights worked, or not.
2025: Londonist returned to the topic with an even more thorough post.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First traffic lights in world
City of Westminster John Peake Knight, 1828 - 86, inventor of the world's fi...
Company founded by John Alfred Prestwich. Its engines were used in many famous motorcycle marques and speedway bikes, early aeroplanes, chainsaws, cultivators and light rail maintenance trucks.
Engineer and architect, and a Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Born Belfast. In 1862 he was made superintendent of construction of the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Alber...
Civil Engineer. Born Norfolk. President of The Institute of Civil Engineers. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851, and Chairman of its Building committee. Also designed a louvred...
2nd Electrician on the RMS Titanic. A résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia-titanica website that incorrectly claims (in April 2022) that he was aged 36 years when he died. His birth...
London terminus for Great Western Railways since 1838. The current station was designed by Brunel in 1854. The underground arrived in 1863 and Paddington was the original western terminus for the...
Fencing master. Born St James's Place, Piccadilly. Briefly took over his father's fencing academy in Carlisle House, but then moved it to the Royal Opera House. Note, there were two Carlisle Houses...
Don't get us wrong, we do like Hammersmith Bridge, but all his bridges look rather samey, don't they?
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