01/10/2026
๐ก Looking After Our Historic Gas Lamps ๐ก
Did you know that the Park Estate has 227 gas street lights? ๐ Each lamp contains a mechanical clock that controls when the gas turns on and off. These clocks need to be wound every two weeks, and their timings are adjusted throughout the year to account for changes in daylight hours. Because they are mechanical, each clock can keep time slightly differently, so some lamps may come on or go off a little earlier or later than others....
Did you know that the Park Estate has 227 gas street lights? ๐ Each lamp contains a mechanical clock that controls when the gas turns on and off. These clocks need to be wound every two weeks, and โฆ