The scene is set, not by the joyless orange glare of the ubiquitous sodium street lamp — more reminiscent of a modern dual carriageway than Victorian London — but a gas lamp. These iron ...

Richardson did not have much time for modern lighting, and described a new concrete street lamp outside his Bedfordshire home as "a monstrosity". The vertical tubular lanterns became known as ...

Gas lighting was pioneered in London. Pall Mall became the first street in the world to have ... that the listing includes one of the more modern lamps, installed following the successful campaign ...