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Gas lighting was common in the cities and larger towns, supplemented by candles and oil lamps, but in smaller towns and villages and in the countryside lighting remained almost exclusively by candles and oil lamps.
Aug 23, 2011 · The Victorian passion for design and decoration led to the creation of some stunning and imaginative gasoliers (chandeliers powered by gas) and gas wall brackets, often adorned with beautiful glass shades.
May 30, 2011 · Gas street lighting wasn't widely available until the mid-nineteenth century and as late as the 1930s, in London, almost half of the streets lamps still used gas. A gas street lamp only illuminated a few feet around its post.
By the beginning of 20th century, most of the cities in the Europe and America had streets illuminated by gas lamps. It remained like that until the advent of the electricity. Now, gaslights can be seen at places that wish to keep historical authenticity. Modern gas lamps are now used for camping.
Gas lighting is the production of artificial light from combustion of a fuel gas such as methane, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, coal gas (town gas) or natural gas.
EARLY GAS LIGHTING. When first introduced towards the end of the 18th Century, gas lighting was viewed with suspicion. By 1816, 26 miles of gas mains had been laid in London for factory and street lighting but few houses adopted gas lighting before the second half of the 19th Century.
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Early Victorians relied mainly on oil lamps or candles, however, by 1816 gas lighting was common in London. By 1823 53 British cities had gas companies. By the late 1840’s it was available even in some villages.
