An early purpose-built undertaking to generate electricity from steam created by burning rubbish.
From Geograph: " The generated electricity powered street lights and some adjacent washhouses, since demolished. At its most efficient it consumed about 10 tons of rubbish per day."
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Shoreditch Electricity Generating Station and Refuse Destructor
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Jahncke Ltd
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1 memorial
Henry Ford
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1 memorial
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Charing Cross Electricity Supply Company
This originated in 1882 from the power supply set up by Agostino and Stefano Gatti in the cellars of one of their restaurants. From Covent Garden: "... established in 1888 to provide lighting for ...
2 memorials
Ludwig Mond
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1 memorial
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Lady Mayoress - EC2
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We published this with the incorrect Lord Mayor (Marcus Samuel) and Mayoress. 2022: Alicia Collinson kindly emailed us to set it right. ...
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Philip Pusey
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1 memorial
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