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1. todayshomeowner.com › guide-to-victorian-lightingGuide to Victorian Lighting (2024) | Today's Homeowner

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   May 27, 2024 · In the social scale of Victorian lighting devices, gas lighting fixtures remain where they always were: at the top. A good example of an electrified reproduction gasolier is the five-arm fixture with open shades that imitates what originals looked like during the 1880s and ’90s.

2. www.buildingconservation.com › articles › lightingLighting in the Victorian Home - Building Conservation

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   Fasionable town houses constructed in the 1860s often had a central pendant gas light (that is to say a gas light attached to the ceiling) in each of the principal rooms with a ventilation grille above, cunningly disguised in the deep recesses of the ceiling rose.

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4. www.bespokelights.co.uk › blog › 2015How to Light a Victorian Home in an Authentic Style.

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   Sep 29, 2015 · LIGHTING VICTORIAN HOMES. At the start of Queen Victoria’s 63 year reign in 1837, houses were lit by candles and oil lamps and from the light provided by coal fires. Gas lighting was introduced in the mid to late Victorian period and at Victoria’s death in 1901 electric lighting was only in its infancy. Many of us still live in homes built ...

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5. www.soholighting.com › blog › victorian-houseVictorian House Lighting Ideas - Soho Blog

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   Apr 5, 2022 · Whether you are looking to restore the beauty of a Victorian pad, or just want to use the interior style throughout, it's time to explore some Victorian lighting ideas which will add grandeur, and presence to your home. What Was Victorian Lighting Like? The Victoria era spanned between 1837-1901.

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6. mrvictorian.co.uk › 2019/09/20 › antique-lightingAntique lighting for your period home - Mr Victorian

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   • Oilvs Gas vs Electric
   • Lessis More
   • Antique Lighting – Status Is Everything
   • Upstairs, Downstairs
   • Up Or Down Antique Lighting
   • Updating Fittings
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   Like the VHS vs Betamax video recorderbattle of the early 1980s, gas and electric lighting competed to take over fromoil light in the early 1900s home. Gas lighting was ahead in urban working and middle-class homes thanks to the invention of coin-operated gas meters. In contrast, the upper classes felt gas was ‘common’, so continued with oil and ca...

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   The Victorians would’ve been dazzled by thelight in our homes today as the average gas light or early light bulb wasequivalent to a 10-watt bulb, which you can’t even buy now! Victorians sat directly under a light source when they read or sewed, hence gas lights being positioned over a parlour fireplace or above a kitchen table as shown below. So d...

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   Some gas lights were elaborateand took on the fashions of the time to appeal to the middle-class market. For instance, this 1913 Veritas Gas Light Catalogue shows the huge range of lights available in the early 20thcentury. However, gas lighting in the working-class home was simple as this slum interior shows.

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   Most urban housing had gas lighting by 1900 but householders used it sparingly due to cost. People opted for candles or oil lamps to walk to bed, reducing the need for gas lighting upstairs. Above all, Victorians had suspicions about the health impact of gas so often avoided gas lighting in bedrooms. However, I was lucky enough to find traces of ol...

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   Downlit gas lights were only widely available after 1905 so true Victorian gas lights were upright (take note museum curators and set designers!). Downlit swan-neck fittings like this one in my kitchen were particularly popular. Manufacturers made air vents from ceramic, brass or tin, and later produced chrome-plated versions from the 1920s. One of...

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   The Victorian and Edwardians updated their homes as new technologies became available like we do now. But they often converted their old upright fittings to reduce costs. For example, I have installed a downlight converter on an upright fitting in my main bedroom.

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   Above all, the Victorians positioned gas lights much lower than modern lights as they were less powerful. For instance, a Victorian book on house building recommends mantle lights were installed at five foot from the floor, and hall and bathroom fittings set at six foot. Low fittings above your fireplaceare less of a safety risk, but low central fi...

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   Don’t be afraid to use unconverted gas lights for decoration and supplement them with discreet modern fittings as I have in my bedrooms. Unfortunately, these rooms originally only had one gas light, so not very practical for modern life!

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   Above all, there are many unconverted gas lights or unsafe old electric fittings available on online auction sites which can be rewired but make sure you get a professional to convert them! However, I found that gas fittings are not easy to convert as connecting parts need to be drilled out. I used exposed gold wiring for fittings with awkward angl...

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7. www.architecturaldigest.com › story › victorianVictorian Interior Design 101: All About the Style That ...

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   Feb 21, 2023 · Victorian interior design is a style that originated in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era. Known for its abundance of pattern (in wall coverings and in textiles), ornamentation, and...

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   How do you light a Victorian house?

   • How to Light a Victorian Home in an Authentic Style. At the start of Queen Victoria’s 63 year reign in 1837, houses were lit by candles and oil lamps and from the light provided by coal fires. Gas lighting was introduced in the mid to late Victorian period and at Victoria’s death in 1901 electric lighting was only in its infancy.

   How to Light a Victorian Home in an Authentic Style

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   What type of lighting did Victorians use?

   • Lighting in large Victorian drawing rooms, parlours and dining rooms would have included imposing chandeliers suspended from the ceiling on chains. Victorian rooms generally had high ceilings which were well suited to these long drop chandelier style fittings, which had the effect of lowering the ceiling and reducing the apparent size of the room.

   How to Light a Victorian Home in an Authentic Style

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   How do I Choose Victorian lighting for my home?

   • When choosing Victorian lighting for your home look for fittings that complement the style of your house and the room you are decorating. Check out the period detailing and make sure you are selecting a chandelier or ceiling light that it is in proportion to the room and that it will give you the light level you need.

   How to Light a Victorian Home in an Authentic Style

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   Why did Victorians not use gas lights in bedrooms?

   • People opted for candles or oil lamps to walk to bed, reducing the need for gas lighting upstairs. Above all, Victorians had suspicions about the health impact of gas so often avoided gas lighting in bedrooms. However, I was lucky enough to find traces of old gas light pipes in my bedrooms.

   Antique lighting for your period home - Mr Victorian

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   Did Victorians use gas lights?

   • The Victorians would’ve been dazzled by the light in our homes today as the average gas light or early light bulb was equivalent to a 10-watt bulb, which you can’t even buy now! Victorians sat directly under a light source when they read or sewed, hence gas lights being positioned over a parlour fireplace or above a kitchen table as shown below.

   Antique lighting for your period home - Mr Victorian

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   Do Victorian homes have new light fittings?

   • Most Victorian homes in use today will have had new light fittings installed when their electricity supply was first introduced and the chances are they have been updated many times since. To keep lighting in character we need to have a balance between historic authenticity and practicality.

   How to Light a Victorian Home in an Authentic Style

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9. www.thevictorianemporium.com › publications › adviceHow to create a Victorian bedroom | The Victorian Emporium

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   Jul 17, 2018 · Lighting should be modest to pay homage to the original Victorian gas lamps that would have been used and so that the room is bathed in a gentle pool of soft light rather than brightly illuminated. A medium sized semi flush ceiling light would be perfect with some pretty table lamps situated on bedside tables.