Monument record 0520100000 - Wendover Gas Works, adjacent to Canal Wharf
Summary
Site of late nineteenth century gasworks, built about 1868 and demolished before 1982
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- GAS HOLDER (Modern - 1925 AD? to 1980 AD?)
- GAS WORKS (Demolished before 1982, 19th Century to Modern - 1868 AD to 1974 AD?)
Description
Small circular gasholder on artificial mound is all that remains of Wendover gasworks. Steel guides. Rivetted steel plate construction - 3 lifts. Dated c.1925. [1974 photo] (B1).
No visible remains of gasworks or gas holder in area of wasteland fringed by new housing (B2).
The Wendover Gas Light and Coke Co. Ltd was formed in 1868. The gasworks were built by the canal wharf and supplied and erected by W.C. Holmes & Co. of Huddersfield. In the 1920’s the undertaking was purchased by Aylesbury, a gas main was laid from Aylesbury to Wendover and the gas production at Wendover ceased. In 1949 the undertaking was vested in Southern Gas Board. Nothing visible survives (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC6597 Index: J Kenneth Major. 1974. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 27 67, SEPT 1 974 (FILED)..
- <2>SBC12268 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R,OCT 1982,FIELD VISIT.
- <3>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p31.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 86932 08230 (75m by 121m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC18313)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC18314)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2024 2:07PM
