What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Electric Street Lighting 1886 - 1986 Erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of electric street lighting in Taunton Recorded plaque organisation: Taunton Deane District Council.
Taunton installed its first electric street lights in 1886, marking a significant transition from gas and oil lighting to electric illumination, which improved safety and modernized urban infrastructure.
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