page_title: John Kippen Watson
hierarchical_section_title: John Kippen Watson
caption_attribution_description: English: An early gas lamp on Melville Street Edinburgh (converted to electric use)
context_page_description: John Kippen Watson FRSE was a 19th-century Scottish businessman. He is associated with major improvements to Edinburgh's gas lighting including the iconic lamp standard found throughout the New Town.
context_section_description: John Kippen Watson FRSE (1818-1891) was a 19th-century Scottish businessman. He is associated with major improvements to Edinburgh's gas lighting including the iconic lamp standard found throughout the New Town.
caption: One of Watson's gas lamps on Melville Street Edinburgh (converted to electric use)
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