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Frederick Winsor green plaque
Frederick Winsor · Inventor
Inscription
“Frederick Winsor 1763-1830 gave the world's first demonstration of street lighting by coal gas, from a retort located here June 1807”
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1763-1830
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100 Pall Mall
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City of Westminster, Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers
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