According to some sources, illumination was ordered in London in 1417 by Sir Henry Barton, Mayor of London though there is no firm evidence of this. The earliest lamps required that a lamplighter tour the town at dusk, lighting each of the lamps. In the Middle Ages, so-called " link boys" escorted people from one place to another through the murky, winding streets of medieval towns.īefore incandescent lamps, candle lighting was employed in cities. A slave responsible for lighting the oil lamps in front of Roman villas was called a lanternarius. At that time, oil lamps were used predominantly, as they provided a long-lasting and moderate flame. Main articles: Oil lamp and Gas lighting Preindustrial era Įarly lamps were used by Greek and Roman civilizations, where light primarily served the purpose of security, both to protect the wanderer from tripping on the path over something or keeping the potential robbers at bay.
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