My Fair London – Streetlamps

Friday 8 April 2011

Staying with my lamp theme from yesterday, I bring you the mighty London streetlamp for My Fair London post. I first became fascinated with London streetlamps when I was walking through St James’s Park at night and noticed an old Victorian gas lamp flickering in the distance. It was very eerie (kinda Jack the Ripper-esque) so I googled it and found out that there are still over 2,000 streetlamps in London that are powered by gas! I know this is not going to excite everyone but I have become obsessed with beautiful streetlamps (well lamps in general if I am honest). Again, this is not something you would necessarily notice as a tourist but it is the small things like this that make this city unique!

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7 comments

  1. Beautiful. I've often wished that Dallas has some beautiful lamps to improve the city's lack of beautiful architecture and details!

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  2. Hi Meghan! Thanks so much for your sweet comments on my blog. I am now following you as well! I love all of these pictures of London, I lived there for a few months 6 years ago and I am dying to go back and visit! One of my favorite houses in my neighborhood has gas burning lamps on their porch, they are just so cozy and inviting!
    xxkristin

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  3. I have a new appreciation for exterior lamps (coach lights) since I had to pick some out for my home, and didn't even know where to begin! Wish I was in Europe at the time to get inspiration-these are great!

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  4. That is some great architecture behind those lamps!! Great post!!

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  5. Absolutely beautiful- I am exactly the same- love the little details and one would often walk past a street lamp without even noticing it's details... Barcelona has some amazing ones too, even designed by Gaudi...such a lovely post!

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  6. I don't even know if I focused on the lamps. I just sighed wistfully at each pic. I wish I was travelling. . . :)

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