Union calls on Westminster Council to preserve 275 gas lamps in central London
On Monday, the GMB Union today called on Westminster Council to preserve 275 gas lamps which have illuminated London streets for almost 150 years.
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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network
Taking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting.
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Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer
Last weekend the weather was rather delightful, and I took a stroll around London’s Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, and grabbed some photos on my perambulations.
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Gas lamp man, Green Park, London
Photographed back in April 2002, here’s a gas lamp man hard at work in Green Park, central London.
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Umbrellas in London: a rainy summer afternoon in the capital
I like rain (although not at festivals!), so grabbed a few photos on my Lumix LX3 compact camera when I wandered around town on a wet summer afternoon in August.
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Gas lamp, Green Park
I love gas lamps: so here’s one in Green Park, central London. See more London gas lamps here.
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More London gas lamps
I embarked on a chilly seven mile walk around central London today (photos coming soon!), and managed to grab a few more photos of gas lamps still in use. Expect …
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London: 202 years of gas lighting
On the 28th January, 1807, the gas lamps on Pall Mall were lit, making it the first street in the world to be illuminated by the warm glow of gas …
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