Electric light at the Houses of Parliament
Two engravings from 1873 showing Zenobe Gramme's electric light shining from Big Ben and the electric apparatus in the clock-tower. The light was generated by a small dynamo placed 300 metres away in the basement of the House of Lords
Picture No
10216287
Media ID
46010412
Size
7237px x 3377px
(7.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrations in The Illustrated London News', 16 August 1873, page 149
Date
1873
