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96. Gas Lamps of Westminster

London History

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I'll Be Looking at Gas Lamps So Much Now

I like the Rochester's, because I think that, that these are the ones I spoke about earlier. And actually, I'm all getting to stage now where I actually have a particular favourite. The Blue Lamp with Dirt Beauregard was shot in 1949 and it was filmed in Little Venice. There were masses of gas lamps all over little Venice - they were all Rochester's. But I'm also very keen on the, and we mentioned the passage lamp, I'm very keen on that because you think there's only one left. You know, Gaslampton is one of the perfect ways for people to invoke a time gone by.

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