Gas Light and Coke Company

Japanese: ガス灯・コークス会社 - がすとうこーくすがいしゃ
Gas Light and Coke Company

…In 1812, the London and Westminster Gas Company was established. This company later changed its name to the Gas Light and Coke Company, and by 1823, it was already supplying 250 million cubic feet (7 million m3) of gas per year. In London, gas was widespread in Piccadilly and other areas from 1814 onwards, and was also installed in Bristol in 1823, but was gradually replaced by electric lighting from the 1880s onwards.

*The following is a partial explanation of terms that refer to the "Gas Light and Coke Company."

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…12年には〈ロンドン・ウェストミンスター・ガス会社〉が成立した。この会社はのちに〈ガス灯・コークス会社〉と改名,23年にはすでに年間2億5000万立方フィート(700万m3)のガスを供給した。ロンドンでは1814年以降,ピカデリーなどに普及したほか,23年にはブリストルにも設置されたが,80年代以降しだいに電灯に取って代わられた。…

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