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Gas lighting was first introduced in London in early 1800s. there are still about 1500 lamps operating in Mayfair and Covent garden. The heat has also been used to draw up and burn off sewer gas at some locations.
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Sir Joseph Bazalgette
There are many 19th century civil engineers who had a significant impact on, in, over and under London. Bazalgette (1819 to 1891) […]