Comments on: Turning off the candles. http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles/ Personal blog of Geoff Jones. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Geoff Jones » Kings Parade lighting - again http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-5183 Geoff Jones » Kings Parade lighting - again Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:24:04 +0000 http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles./#comment-5183 [...] a follow on from my December post on Kings Parade lighting. I’m pleased to record a bit of [...] [...] a follow on from my December post on Kings Parade lighting. I’m pleased to record a bit of [...]

]]> By: sally http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-2415 sally Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:32:26 +0000 http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles./#comment-2415 If you think Cambridge is bad for street lighting you should try having to live in a village........ If you think Cambridge is bad for street lighting you should try having to live in a village……..

]]> By: admin http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 admin Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:29:46 +0000 http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles./#comment-2412 Quentin - in fact the first draft of this post started with gas lamps but I couldn't remember the name of Millington Road I could only think of the one in Little St Marys Lane.:-( I agree about a petition - I will email Cllr Holland today and see about getting the steel columns switched off! Philip - Dubai is a land of stark contrasts from total darkness to places where you are confused as to whether it is still daytime! Quentin – in fact the first draft of this post started with gas lamps but I couldn’t remember the name of Millington Road I could only think of the one in Little St Marys Lane.:-(

I agree about a petition – I will email Cllr Holland today and see about getting the steel columns switched off!

Philip – Dubai is a land of stark contrasts from total darkness to places where you are confused as to whether it is still daytime!

]]> By: Quentin http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-2407 Quentin Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:10:36 +0000 http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles./#comment-2407 There are still a few streets in Cambridge with gas lamps. While there's not much likelihood of those ever returning to Kings Parade, the actual lamp columns which support them in places like Millington Road are so much more appealing than the nasty silver ones that I'd have thought they would make a good model... Let's start a petition... There are still a few streets in Cambridge with gas lamps. While there’s not much likelihood of those ever returning to Kings Parade, the actual lamp columns which support them in places like Millington Road are so much more appealing than the nasty silver ones that I’d have thought they would make a good model…

Let’s start a petition…

]]> By: Philip http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-2405 Philip Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:43:30 +0000 http://geoffjones.com/2007/12/09/turning-off-the-candles./#comment-2405 I bet that they do not have lights like this in Dubai! I have always felt safe at night on King's Parade but I guess that the civil servants have to find something to do some of the time! I bet that they do not have lights like this in Dubai! I have always felt safe at night on King’s Parade but I guess that the civil servants have to find something to do some of the time!

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