Monument record 0944200000 - Aylesbury Gas Works, off Gatehouse Way

Summary

Late twentieth century gasholder station, built in 1960.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • GAS HOLDER (Modern - 1960 AD to 1999 AD?)
  • GAS WORKS (Modern to Unknown - 1960 AD)

Description

Gasworks first shown on National Grid 10km Edition OS map of 1982 (B1).
New gasholder station built in 1960 and still stands. The gasholder (decommissioned), still survived in 2018 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>XYSBC22670 Verbal communication: Julia Wise. 2006. Wise J (BCC) from historic 1:500, 25-inch and 6-inch Ordnance Survey maps. [Mapped feature: #1094 ]
  • <2>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p25.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 81212 13939 (172m by 183m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 17 2021 1:03PM

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