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Robin

wrote:
Sometime I was told it allowed enough room for the heat from gas
lighting to disperse without endangering the ceiling, whether that is
the actual reason or just someone's conjecture I have never been
concerned enough to find out.

That's difficult to reconcile with the very many Victorian terraces
built with high ceilings in the front parts (with the main family rooms)
and low ceilings in the rear extensions (for services and servants) but
with gas lights in both.

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Robin
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