WINNING OVER THE PUBLIC

摘要

The citizens of Chigwell in Essex were nervous. The urban district council was planning to install 'Starlight' street lighting during the winter of 1941/1942. But surely the act of having lamps lit during 'the blackout' would attract enemy bombers? After all, they'd been shouted at by ARP wardens even if the slightest chink of light was showing from their windows - 'put that light out!'. So, wasn't Starlight street lighting a total contradiction to the blackout and, therefore, potentially extremely dangerous?