Gas Lamp on the Common
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Gas Lamp on the Common
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 10 Feb 2016
Gas lighting has been retained as a feature in the old parts of Malvern, although this one is unusually isolated. Said to have been the inspiration behind author C S Lewis's inclusion of a gas lamp in his book "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe"
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Image Location
Latitude
52.114066
Longitude
-2.345176