…strict Civic Society and Frome Town Council celebrated a piece of Frome’s history with the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the work of industrial entrepreneur Edward Cockey. The Frome resident founded an iron firm in the town and introduced gas lighting to Frome in 1831. The early gas lamps known as ‘Cockey Lamps’ are a unique part of Frome’s street scene and are in need of renovation, although there is currently a project to survey them inst…