Huh. That's cool.
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
Interesting. I thought that profession had died out ages ago.
Carrying The Torch For London’s Last Gas Lamps
British Gas still has five employees who work as lamplighters, tending to the more than 1,000 centuries-old gas lamps that still line some of London’s oldest neighborhoods.
I want to make sure I can get to these streets after dark next time I’m in London.