Gas lighting in Cam?
Chris Lamb
Was walking back from lunch in Grantchester and took a shortcut up the
Malting Lane opposite The Granta. The first cottage on the left had a dim
street light illuminated. I had a look into it and it appeared to have all
the neccessary equipment for it being gas (gas feed, possibly a pilot or
electric ignition), and also appeared to have 4 mantles lit.
Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a remarkably
good faux gas lamp?
Chris
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Calvin Sambrook
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> Hi,
>
> Was walking back from lunch in Grantchester and took a shortcut up the
> Malting Lane opposite The Granta. The first cottage on the left had a dim
> street light illuminated. I had a look into it and it appeared to have all
> the neccessary equipment for it being gas (gas feed, possibly a pilot or
> electric ignition), and also appeared to have 4 mantles lit.
> Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a remarkably
> good faux gas lamp?
>
> Chris
>
I've not seen that one but there are a few genuine gas lamps which sound
just like it around that side of the city. Latham Road springs to mind.
Tim Ward
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>
> good faux gas lamp?
Dunno about that one, but I believe there are several private roads in
Cambridge with gas lamps.
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Paul Oldham
> "Chris Lamb" <chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> wrote in
> message news:1gq5gy3xafa8a.j...@40tude.net...
>> Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a remarkably
>> good faux gas lamp?
>
> Dunno about that one, but I believe there are several private roads in
> Cambridge with gas lamps.
There's one off Chesterton High Street too, Thrifts Walk possibly?
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> Tim Ward wrote:
>
>> "Chris Lamb" <chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> wrote
>> in message news:1gq5gy3xafa8a.j...@40tude.net...
>>> Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a remarkably
>>> good faux gas lamp?
>>
>> Dunno about that one, but I believe there are several private roads in
>> Cambridge with gas lamps.
>
> There's one off Chesterton High Street too, Thrifts Walk possibly?
That's one of the ones I had in mind, yes.
Cris Galletly
Calvin Sambrook <csam...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>I've not seen that one but there are a few genuine gas lamps which sound
>just like it around that side of the city. Latham Road springs to mind.
And LSM Lane.
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Ward) wrote:
> "Chris Lamb" <chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk>
> wrote in message news:1gq5gy3xafa8a.j...@40tude.net...
> >
> > Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a
> > remarkably good faux gas lamp?
>
> Dunno about that one, but I believe there are several private roads
> in Cambridge with gas lamps.
And the odd public road, Little St Mary's Lane for example.
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Colin Rosenstiel
Duncan Wood
The one in Malting lane was real last time I looked.
Nice photo of the Willow walk one
http://www.reggie.net/photography_blog/2007/04/19/gas-lamp-streetlighting/
& there's still one next to LSM
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=12182024
John Murphy
Although they were only on at night, and I do not know if it is still
so, there were gas lamps in some squares in Bayswater in London until
fairly recently.
One thought of fog, pony traps, pull-bells ringing faintly somewhere
within, capes and cold, a sinister butler, and one had got there just
after Holmes and Watson, who had already stolen most of the cutlery,
and then remembered one's appointment and snapped out of it.
And on reflection one realised why one had thought the duo possibly
somewhat light-fingered, since they had never submitted invoices for
anything they did, yet must somehow have managed to make ends meet.
And the Hound of the Baskervilles was, of course, a strain on their
budget, albeit that it loved them both very much.
Life at Baker Street:
Holmes: Watson!
Watson: Don't be silly, Holmes, you've got the TV guide.
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<fd02cc0c-f00f-48e4...@5g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
london.accommod...@googlemail.com (John Murphy) wrote:
> *Subject:* Re: Gas lighting in Cam?
> *From:* John Murphy <london.accommod...@googlemail.com>
> *Date:* Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:34:53 -0700 (PDT)
>
> On 25 Apr, 21:37, Chris Lamb
> <chris_use...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Was walking back from lunch in Grantchester and took a shortcut
> > up the
> > Malting Lane opposite The Granta. The first cottage on the left
> > had a dim
> > street light illuminated. I had a look into it and it appeared to
> > have all
> > the neccessary equipment for it being gas (gas feed, possibly a
> > pilot or
> > electric ignition), and also appeared to have 4 mantles lit.
> > Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a
> > remarkably
> > good faux gas lamp?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
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> ring.blogspot.com/- man's gotta have a blog
>
> Although they were only on at night, and I do not know if it is still
> so, there were gas lamps in some squares in Bayswater in London until
> fairly recently.
There are gas lights in parts of Westminster, including the street where I
work. They are much brighter than any I've seen in Cambridge, though, with
6 burners or even more in some streets.
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Colin Rosenstiel
Chris Lamb
Many thanks to all - it's splendid to hear fully working gas lamps are more
common that just the one in Malting Lane, I'll look out for the others
people have mentioned.
Espen Koht
Chris Lamb <chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk>
wrote:
> Was walking back from lunch in Grantchester and took a shortcut up the
> Malting Lane opposite The Granta. The first cottage on the left had a dim
> street light illuminated. I had a look into it and it appeared to have all
> the neccessary equipment for it being gas (gas feed, possibly a pilot or
> electric ignition), and also appeared to have 4 mantles lit.
> Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a remarkably
> good faux gas lamp?
As others have pointed out, it's real, and as far as I can tell, on all
the time. I don't believe it is maintained by the College, so could be a
public utility.
Paul Rudin
> Was walking back from lunch in Grantchester and took a shortcut up the
> Malting Lane opposite The Granta. The first cottage on the left had a dim
> street light illuminated. I had a look into it and it appeared to have all
> the neccessary equipment for it being gas (gas feed, possibly a pilot or
> electric ignition), and also appeared to have 4 mantles lit.
> Does anyone here know if it is genuinely gas powered or is a remarkably
> good faux gas lamp?
>
I don't know if that particular one is gas, but I have been told (by
someone who should know) that there are still some gas street lamps in
Cambridgeshire.
tony sayer
<chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> scribeth thus
>Hi,
>
>Many thanks to all - it's splendid to hear fully working gas lamps are more
>common that just the one in Malting Lane, I'll look out for the others
>people have mentioned.
>
>Chris
>
Have a look on Goggle for Barrow road in Trumpington they still have
them !...
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Theo Markettos
> That's one of the ones I had in mind, yes.
There's also Millington Road.
Theo
Roland Perry
26 Apr 2010, Theo Markettos <theom...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
remarked:
>> That's one of the ones I had in mind, yes.
>
>There's also Millington Road.
Which is where I first saw them. Can Directors of Studies still afford
to buy houses there, today?
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Roland Perry
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wrote:
> In article <114t5ov5pkatj$.1ohb40psisae4$.d...@40tude.net>, Chris Lamb
> <chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> scribeth thus
> >Hi,
> >
> >Many thanks to all - it's splendid to hear fully working gas lamps are
> >more common that just the one in Malting Lane, I'll look out for the
> >others people have mentioned.
>
> Have a look on Goggle for Barrow road in Trumpington they still have
> them !...
I think that's one of the few other examples on a public road. The great
majority of gas lights in Cambridge are on private roads. Millington Road
is another example not so far mentioned.
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Colin Rosenstiel
Tim Ward
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I am told that that area is moving away from academics and towards bankers
and lawyers. I think that means "no".
Roland Perry
2010, Tim Ward <t...@brettward.co.uk> remarked:
>>>There's also Millington Road.
>>
>> Which is where I first saw them. Can Directors of Studies still afford to
>> buy houses there, today?
>
>I am told that that area is moving away from academics and towards bankers
>and lawyers. I think that means "no".
I expect the average price is well towards a million.
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Roland Perry
tony sayer
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ISTR that Barrow road might be a private one that the public are allowed
down .. so I was told by a girl I knew there once....
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Tony Sayer
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wrote:
> In article <QLmdncEU_uLhR0jW...@giganews.com>,
> rosen...@cix.compulink.co.uk scribeth thus
> >In article <eJUkMqB+...@bancom.co.uk>, to...@bancom.co.uk
> >(tony sayer) wrote:
> >
> >> In article <114t5ov5pkatj$.1ohb40psisae4$.d...@40tude.net>, Chris Lamb
> >> <chris_...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> scribeth thus
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >Many thanks to all - it's splendid to hear fully working gas lamps
> >> >are more common that just the one in Malting Lane, I'll look out for
> >> >the others people have mentioned.
> >>
> >> Have a look on Goggle for Barrow road in Trumpington they still have
> >> them !...
> >
> >I think that's one of the few other examples on a public road. The
> >great majority of gas lights in Cambridge are on private roads.
> >Millington Road is another example not so far mentioned.
>
> ISTR that Barrow road might be a private one that the public are allowed
> down .. so I was told by a girl I knew there once....
Hmm. The lighting looks like the type that elsewhere was converted to
electricity many decades ago. It would have been installed by the Borough
Council as it was in those days, or maybe by a predecessor before the area
came within the Cambridge boundaries. It also leads to a bit of road with
electric lights. Compare the gas columns and those in Porson Road
converted to electricity.
I suppose it is possible Trinity own both roads.
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Colin Rosenstiel
camjay
> In article <QLmdncEU_uLhR0jWnZ2dnUVZ8u2dn...@giganews.com>,
> rosenst...@cix.compulink.co.uk scribeth thus
>
>
>
> >In article <eJUkMqB+7X1LF...@bancom.co.uk>, t...@bancom.co.uk (tony sayer)
> >wrote:
>
> >> In article <114t5ov5pkatj$.1ohb40psisae4$....@40tude.net>, Chris Lamb
> >> <chris_use...@lykaon.noeggsausagebeansandspam.org.uk> scribeth thus
> >> >Hi,
>
> >> >Many thanks to all - it's splendid to hear fully working gas lamps are
> >> >more common that just the one in Malting Lane, I'll look out for the
> >> >others people have mentioned.
>
> >> Have a look on Goggle for Barrow road in Trumpington they still have
> >> them !...
>
> >I think that's one of the few other examples on a public road. The great
> >majority of gas lights in Cambridge are on private roads. Millington Road
> >is another example not so far mentioned.
>
> ISTR that Barrow road might be a private one that the public are allowed
> down .. so I was told by a girl I knew there once....
Yes Barrow is a private road, and I presume the residents have elected
to retain the original gas lighting. Not sure how the ongoing costs of
gas street lights compare to the cost to upgrade to electric, or even
whether electric ones are cheaper to operate.
tony sayer
s.com>, camjay <cam...@gmail.com> scribeth thus
Shouldn't expect any of the residents there are -that- worried about the
cost;!..
Last time I went that way they did seem to be rather dim so might still
be gas?.
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Tony Sayer