Editing Victoria Embankment (section)

=== Electrification ===

In December 1878 Victoria Embankment became the first street in Britain to be permanently lit by electricity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.utilex.com/history_of_electricity.htm |title=History of Electricity |access-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625005542/http://www.utilex.com/history_of_electricity.htm |archive-date=25 June 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The light was provided by 20 [[Yablochkov candle]]s powered by a [[Gramme machine|Gramme DC generator]]. 16 March 1879 the system was extended to 40 lamps and 10 October to 55 lamps.<ref name=EC1987>{{cite book|title=Electricity Supply in the UK: A chronology|year=1987|publisher=[[Electricity Council]]|pages=11–12|url=http://www.etk.ee.kth.se/personal/nt/elecpow/history/electricity_supply_in_the_uk__a_chronology_ocrnopic.pdf}}</ref> Previously the street had been lit by gas, and in June 1884, gas lighting was re-established as electricity was not competitive.<ref name=EC1987/>