Historedia
Group or institution

City of London Corporation

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1882

Every event in Historedia whose sources name City of London Corporation, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Holborn Viaduct power station begins operation in London

    1882

    Role: Installed 1878 arc lamps over the viaduct (experiment discontinued within six months)

    1. 12 January 1882 · Number 57 Holborn ViaductStart of Operation

      The Edison Electric Light Station began running on 12 January 1882, generating electricity for public use.

Sources

  1. City of London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. Holborn Viaduct power station Wikipedia, revision of 2025-09-25