Dolphin lamp standard - Wikipedia
Dolphin lamp standards provide electric light along much of the Thames Embankment in London, United Kingdom. Two stylised dolphins or sturgeons writhe around the base of a standard lamp post, supporting a fluted column bearing electric lights in …
Seen a Dolphin in the Thames? Story behind the lamps on the …
Feb 25, 2013 · Many capital cities around the world have a river running through them. However, when it comes to the Thames, one thing that makes it so recognisable is the striking Victorian lamps lining the Embankment. The street lighting in question are called the ‘Dolphin lamps’, but appear to be sturgeon fish.
Representing the nation: the Thames Embankment lamps
May 22, 2012 · Built in stages between 1862 and 1874 by the Metropolitan Board of Works, the Thames Embankment transformed London’s riverscape by reclaiming marshy land next to the river and constructing wide carriage- and foot-ways and a high granite retaining wall, stretching over three miles in total.
London Bridge 1825 to 1967 - WHERE THAMES SMOOTH …
A distant sound of music floats on the air; a harp, and a flute, and a horn. It has an unearthly sound; and lo! like a shooting star, a light comes gliding on; it is the signal lamp at the mast-head of a steam vessel, that flits by, like a cloud above which glides a star.
20 Rare Photos of The River Thames in the Early 1900s
May 11, 2017 · A lantern slide series from Photos of the Past that captured along the River Thames through West London (including surrounding towns) in the early 1900s.
Here be Dolphins (or Sturgeons) - Footprints of London
Apr 16, 2015 · The original ‘Dolphin Zone’ was on the Victoria Embankment, where the lamps were designed by George Vuillamy in the 1870s. These north bank lamps echo his designs and they are mirrored on the south bank of the river – oh and the dolphins are actually sturgeons!
6 Stories of lighting London’s bridges - The Historic England Blog
Feb 26, 2019 · They are amongst the first of the city’s thoroughfares to be illuminated – initially by oil lamps, then by gas and finally by electricity when, in 1878, the Thames Embankment became the first street in London to be lit with electrical arc lamps known as ‘Yablochkov candles’ (after Russian inventor Pavel Yablochkov).
London's Greatest Lamps, And The Nonsense That's Said About …
Mar 12, 2019 · Looking for London's best lamps? Let us enlighten you... The most famous lamps in London are those that line the embankments of the Thames. Each sturdy upright smacks of confidence,...
Dolphin lamppost on Victoria Embankment, London - The …
The base of the shaft shows "caduseus, river-god [surely, Old Father Thames], trident, arms of London, and inscribed cartouches" ("Dolphin Lampstandards..."). According to Stephen Halliday, "the Victoria Embankment was the first part of London to be illuminated by electric light" (142).
When was electric street lighting introduced in London?
Jul 1, 2024 · The electrical arc lamp first lit the streets of London in 1878, with over 4,000 lamps in use by 1881. These electric street lights quickly became popular and began to replace most of the gas lamps along the Thames Embankment and near Holborn Viaduct.