Pair Of Former Gas Lamp Standards In Front Of George Court is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 2002. Street lighting.

Pair Of Former Gas Lamp Standards In Front Of George Court

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 2002
Type
Street lighting
Source
Historic England listing

Description

774-1/0/10018 HIGH STREET 08-APR-02 Pair of former gas lamp standards in f ront of George Court

II

Pair of street gas lamp standards. Erected 1824 by the Portsea Island Gas Company. Cast-iron. Moulded circular pedestals with square bases and thin tapered shafts with late C20 replacement lanterns. Installed by the Portsea Island Gas Company to replace oil lamps that were first introduced in 1776. Converted to electricity in 1894. An early example of gas street lighting.

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