Old electricity box, Bangor
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Old electricity box, Bangor
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 20 Feb 2011
Detail of the electricity box on Moira Drive in Bangor seen in Image It is marked 'Johnson and Pillips Ltd.', of London. Johnson and Phillips was formed in Charlton, south-east London, in 1875 and was originally manufacturing equipment for the telegraph industry; later the company expanded to take advantage of the fledgling electricity supply market in the early 1900s. The company is still trading today, but appears to be based in Pakistan http://www.johnsonphillips.pk/historypage.html . See also http://atlantic-cable.com/CableCos/JohnsonPhillips/index.htm for further information.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.661679
Longitude
-5.660053