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"We come then, inevitably, to a condition where the unfortunate Lighting Engineer is accused of spoiling
our ancient cities and our beautiful ring roads with his monstrous erections when he is engaged only in what
appears to him to be a praiseworthy endeavour..."
F. N. Rush, Street Lighting Sales Engineer, The Ediswan
Electric Co. Ltd., lamenting that most modern lanterns look like sick serpents with carpet cleaners in their
mouths (Public Lighting, p80, June 1953)
"He looked forward to visiting Aberdeen next year for the Public Lighting Engineers' Conference, and he believed
the "sky-glow" over Aberdeen, because of Mr. Parker's work, rivalled that over New York"
J. T. Grundy, Siemens Edison Swan Ltd., appraising Ronald Parker's lighting scheme for
Aberdeen (Public Lighting, p34, March 1959)
"When asked to light a village, the local authority therefore put a light near the church, another near the public
house and a third on the corner of a wall or a telegraph pole."
G, W, Hutson, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire., pointing out that parish councils did not make the most
efficient lighting authorities (Public Lighting, p35, March 1959)
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