Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Windsor Electric Light Station

From Graces Guide

1892 "The Windsor and Eton Light Company was summoned at Windsor for breaking up the streets without the permission of the Corporation ..."[1]

1899 "Windsor was lighted with electricity for the first time. Ten 2,000 candle-power lamps have been erected in Thames Street, High Street, and Park Street, several 500 candle were in Peascod Street, ..."[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. London Evening Standard 19 December 1892
  2. Suffolk and Essex Free Press 29 March 1899