Outline of History of Lighting By Gas [Front Cover as Lighting By Gas, An Outline of Its History (J.W.)
Chandler, Dean [Foreword by Dr. Charles Carpenter] The South Metropolitan Gas Works [Sir George Thomas Livesey (8 April 1834 - 4 October 1908) was a British engineer, industrialist and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company, inheriting the business from his father Thomas. Gas Engineering and Management refers to him as an eminent figure in engineering, and a blue plaque dedicated to him describes him as one of Southwark's greatest industrialists].
(Book #ID 96796)
Published by South Metropolitan Gas Company, London, 1936
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original textured dark green and black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Quarto 10'' x 8''. The South Metropolitan Gas Works was the last gas works to be built in London, the brainchild of George Livesey. He received parliamentary permission to build the works on 140 acres of Greenwich Marshes in the December of 1880. In keeping with Livesey's religious ideals, frivolous decorative features were not a part of his grand design for the works; however the two gas holders were the biggest in Europe. Contains colour frontispiece, 10, 279 printed pages of text with 2 other colour plates, many monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good clean and bright condition. Within 15 years, British families will have to start phasing out gas cookers, fires and boilers as the UK has to meet new tougher targets aimed at halting rises in global temperature, makes this book interesting to the grand-children of the future. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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