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An early history of electricity supply : the story of the electric light in Victorian Leeds / J.D. Poulter.

By: Poulter, J. D. (John D.), 1940-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: History of technology series: 5.Publisher: London : Peregrinus on behalf of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1986Description: x, 212 p. : ill., 1facsim,1map, plans ; 24 cm.ISBN: 086341060X.Subject(s): Electric utilities -- England -- Leeds (West Yorkshire) -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 621.309
Contents:
The coloured cloth hall -- Technology -- Yorkshire brush electric light and power company -- Gas: a stern rival -- Electric lighting Act 1882 -- The Electric Light Committee, Leeds -- The municipal buildings -- Other installations -- Electric Lighting Act 1888 -- House-to-house electricity -- The opening of the new premises -- The first connections -- Respectability at last -- Municipal acceptance -- Trams and lamps -- Growth -- Takeover -- Liquidation.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 621.309 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00035423
Total holds: 0

Bibliography: (pages 208-210) and index.

The coloured cloth hall -- Technology -- Yorkshire brush electric light and power company -- Gas: a stern rival -- Electric lighting Act 1882 -- The Electric Light Committee, Leeds -- The municipal buildings -- Other installations -- Electric Lighting Act 1888 -- House-to-house electricity -- The opening of the new premises -- The first connections -- Respectability at last -- Municipal acceptance -- Trams and lamps -- Growth -- Takeover -- Liquidation.