An article by Quintin Watt, Approx. reading time of 6 minutes. The story of the High Green Lamp, or Gas Pillar, lasted a little over twenty years.  The Wolverhampton Gas Company (WGC) was established in 1819 and the town was first lit by gas lamps in 1820.  To commemorate this event and to illuminate the … Continue reading Out of Darkness Cometh The Lamp