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Sewer ventilation lamp

Sewer ventilation lamp
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Last remaining Victorian sewer gas destructor lamp in London on Carting Lane. Invented to burn methane from sewers to provide light and ventilate the system. A rare historic relic of Victorian engineering, restored and protected.

Address
Carting Ln

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Updated 29 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.