2020
NZ3471 : Sewer Gas Lamp, The Grove, Monkseaton
taken 6 years ago, near to Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England

Sewer Gas Lamp, The Grove, Monkseaton
This is one of ten surviving Sewer Gas Lamps erected in the Whitley Bay and Monkseaton area between 1900 and 1910 and is Grade II Listed. Although these lamps were once common features of our streets they are now increasingly rare and those combined with sewer vents are rarer still. It illustrates a technology which once transformed everyday existence. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit Link
