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ilp archive : aberdeen 1934

Conference Programme

11th Annual Meeting And Conference Aberdeen
September 17th-20th, 1934

Abstract: Four page conference programme including the membership of the executive council, programme of events and papers, and map of Aberdeen.


Presidential Address

Mr Alexander Forbes


Tuesday, September 18th, 1934





Lighting Department Practice and Equipment

J. M. Ward and J. M. Mann
(Corporation of Glasgow, Lighting Department)


Keywords: Lighting: Management


Tuesday, September 18th, 1934


Abstract: Ward and Mann give a description of the Corporation of Glasgow, Lighting Department in 1934. It gives a breakdown of the functional areas of the department (which employed 1189) and their day-to-day tasks. It’s also illustrated with photographs of installations and equipment along with reproductions of the department's paperwork.


The Evolution of the Sinusoidal Diagram and Horizontal Illumination Charts

Mr. William J. Gilchrist Davey, B.Sc. (Elm Works Ltd)


Tuesday, September 18th, 1934





Some New Forms of Street Lighting Fittings

S. English, D.Sc., F.C.C., F.Inst.P.


Wednesday, September 19th, 1934





Some Notes on Traffic Control Signals

C. H. Woodward, A.M.I.E.E.


Wednesday, September 19th, 1934





Road Surface Reflection Characteristics and their Influence on Street Lighting Practice

J. M. Waldram, B.Sc., A.C.G.I., F.Inst.P


Wednesday, September 19th, 1934


Placed the principle of background brightness on some scientific footing by examining in detail the shape of the T patch which produces this brightness.

(Waldram would then work with Wilson on how these patches would coalesce to produce high background brightness).




A New Lighting-up Time Table Based on Illumination Requirements

G. H. Wilson, B.Sc. (Eng)., A.M.I.E.E.


Wednesday, September 19th, 1934