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Light and lighting (1908)

Illuminating Engineering Society, Association of Public Lighting Engineers (Great Britain) · [London] · leaf 329

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) YE OLD MITRE TAVERN. Ye Old Mitre Tavern in Ely Place,near Holborn, is one of the oldest tavernsof London, though, strange to say, it isnot often mentioned by antiquarians. It stands on the site of the Bishop ofElys garden, which was demolished in1545, and the tavern actually datesback to 1546.… … *iig: «^ Fig. 1.—An exterior view of the Tavern takenentirely by artificial light. Note the antiqueform of lantern. A curious circumstance is that thespace immediately adjacent to Ely Place,in which the tavern stands, still remainsin the diocese of Ely. We believe weare correct in stating that no…

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