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c. 1883 Established the first system of district electric lighting in the UK using underground mains<ref>The Times, Jan 11, 1889</ref>. | c. 1883 Established the first system of district electric lighting in the UK using underground mains<ref>The Times, Jan 11, 1889</ref>. | ||
c.1883 The [[Lowrie-Hall]] system of electric lighting, using the [[Gaulard-Gibbs|Goulard-Gibbs]] transformer (otherwise spelled as Gaulard-Gibbs), was deployed by [[Hammond and Co (Electrical Engineers)]] for [[Eastbourne Electric Lighting Co]]; Mr William Lowrie was the chief engineer of '''Hammond and Co'''. | |||
1888 Advert: [[Hammond and Co (Electrical Engineers)]] installed the underground mains on the [[Lowrie-Hall]] system | 1888 Advert: [[Hammond and Co (Electrical Engineers)]] installed the underground mains on the [[Lowrie-Hall]] system | ||
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c. 1883 Established the first system of district electric lighting in the UK using underground mains[1].
c.1883 The Lowrie-Hall system of electric lighting, using the Goulard-Gibbs transformer (otherwise spelled as Gaulard-Gibbs), was deployed by Hammond and Co (Electrical Engineers) for Eastbourne Electric Lighting Co; Mr William Lowrie was the chief engineer of Hammond and Co.
1888 Advert: Hammond and Co (Electrical Engineers) installed the underground mains on the Lowrie-Hall system
By 1889 mains of 20 miles length were in use
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- ↑ The Times, Jan 11, 1889