Lois T1
365_161#11June18 The Ground Beneath My Feet
So pretty, all the very thick glass squares are shattered, but this only adds to the interest of these pavement lights. Apparently they were originally created for ships to allow light below deck. The colours in the older glass comes from the manufacturing process where they often used silica from sand that contained iron and other impurities. This light source for basements gradually disappeared with the advent of electric lighting. Shame, I say...
365_161#11June18 The Ground Beneath My Feet
So pretty, all the very thick glass squares are shattered, but this only adds to the interest of these pavement lights. Apparently they were originally created for ships to allow light below deck. The colours in the older glass comes from the manufacturing process where they often used silica from sand that contained iron and other impurities. This light source for basements gradually disappeared with the advent of electric lighting. Shame, I say...