Street Lamps

“Holmes pointed to the street lamp” [SIXN]   It's impossible to think about Victorian London without imagining street lamps. We're most familiar with the gas-powered versions, but there were other iterations before.    What was the origin of London's famous gas-lamps, and which Sherlock Holmes stories do they feature in? It's just a Trifle.   We also have an announcement about a special episode only for our Patreon supporters. Be sure you're on board to take part in that.     Links / Notes This episode: ihose.co/trifles258 Boulevardier recipe Inspiration from "A Light on the Problem" by Nicholas Utechin from "Occasionally to Embellish"  The gas-lamp scene in Charlie Chaplin's Easy Street A history of gas-lamps Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Support us on Patreon   Sponsor The BSI Press   Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0   --