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Plaque

Frederick Winsor

Erection date: 18/6/2007

Inscription

City of Westminster
Frederick Winsor, 1763-1830, gave the world's first demonstration of street lighting by coal gas from a retort located here, June 1807.
Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers.

Plaque unveiled by Councillor Carolyn Keen, Lord Mayor of Westminster. At the ceremony, a lamp was lit using the traditional pole.

Site: Frederick Winsor (1 memorial)

SW1, Pall Mall, 100

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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first gas-lit street in the world

The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Fr...

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Frederick Winsor

Gas engineer. Born Friedrich Albrecht Winzer (Anglicised as Frederick Albert ...

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Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers

A British professional engineering institution licenced by the Engineering Co...

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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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