Sole Remaining Gas Street Lamp in Glasgow Was Lit for the Last Time, Bringing to an End the Age of the Leeries, the Lamplighters Which Started In, 1718 With Oil Lamps.

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September 01, 1971

Sole remaining gas street lamp in Glasgow was lit for the last time, bringing to an end the age of the leeries, the lamplighters which started in, 1718 with oil lamps.

September 01, 714

Death of St Giles, patron saint of Edinburgh (and Elgin).

← Death of St Giles, patron saint of Edinburgh (and Elgin).

September 01, 1870

Isaac Butt founds the Home Government Association; Home Rule is now the objective of constitutional nationalists

Isaac Butt founds the Home Government Association; Home Rule is now the objective of constitutional nationalists →

September 01, 714

Death of St Giles, patron saint of Edinburgh (and Elgin).

← Death of St Giles, patron saint of Edinburgh (and Elgin).

Sole remaining gas street lamp in Glasgow was lit for the last time, bringing to an end the age of the leeries, the lamplighters which started in, 1718 with oil lamps.

September 01, 1870

Isaac Butt founds the Home Government Association; Home Rule is now the objective of constitutional nationalists

Isaac Butt founds the Home Government Association; Home Rule is now the objective of constitutional nationalists →

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