Sunday Snap – The street lamp

In last week's Sunday Snap I featured Harry Brearley and the stunning street art portrait by Faunagraphic (whom I had the immense pleasure of meeting yesterday). Many of you knew what Harry invented while the rest of you will be kicking yourself when you find out that the answer is

Rustless or stainless steel

Top marks go to Cass, Jen, Phoebe, Leyla and a self-proclaimed smug Ryan.

Onto this week and as you can see it's a street lamp. This isn't any ordinary street lamp though this is a sewer gas destructor lamp! As someone with a fascination for street furniture I was quite giddy to see this one from 1924 listed by English Heritage in January this year. It was designed and made by the Birmingham based Webb Lamp Company. Due to the haphazard approach to sewer planning the build up of sewer gases was a real problem which could lead to the possibility of both disease and explosion. The sewer gas usually collected at high points. The lamps were connected to both the underground sewer and the ordinary gas supply in order to kept them lit. Such was the heat generated that it created an updraught leading the gas to be burnt off and converting the gas to carbon dioxide. This was then released into the atmosphere.

Between 1915 and 1935 a total of 82 of these lamps were installed in Sheffield – the most in any British location owing to the city's many hills. As you can see from the glowing light this lamp is still in use today for the purpose of reducing odours. Now if you are all still awake this week's question is

What sewer gas was converted into carbon dioxide?

We had four lovely photographs linked up to Sunday Snap last week. Emma and her naturally black and white photo of Warwick Castle. Merlinda found a stunning blue sky to pair with her capture of the Wills Memorial Building in Bristol. Over on Instagram Truly Madly Kids shared a shot of the banstand on Clapham Common. Finally, there was a touch of early spring from Leyla and some blossom.

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