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Sewer ventilation lamp

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Last remaining Victorian sewer gas destructor lamp in London on Carting Lane. Invented to burn methane from sewers to provide light and ventilate the system. A rare historic relic of Victorian engineering, restored and protected.

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  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anthony O'Neil, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Robert Lamb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mwharmby at English Wikipedia (original file), cropped by User:Ultra7, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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