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This was no ordinary gas lamp, this was Victorian engineering at its finest, and recycling well ahead of its time. Very few examples of these lamps remain, designed to draw foul gases from the sewers and burn them off, thereby not only eradicating the smell, but also providing additional light. This is probably the most northerly example of its kind. It has been converted to electrical power and has lost part of one of its ladder bars. For an excellent view of the lantern of one of these lamps see

SE3171 : Ornate street lantern lamp, Ripon

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