Monument record 0944500000 - Marlow Gas Works, Dean Street
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- GAS WORKS (Demolished before 1977, 19th Century to Modern - 1845 AD to 1951 AD)
Description
Gasworks shown on 1874 1:500 OS map and on subsequent 25-inch and 6-inch OS maps. Works expanded to northeast and to south by 1898-1900, and again by 1920-25. Gas holders demolished before 1977 and whole site subsequently redeveloped (B1).
Great Marlow's gas company was founded in 1845, gas lighting was introduced to the main street in 1848 and only replaced by electricity in the 1930s. The gas works on Dean Street expanded to fill a three acre site in 1898 and only closed in 1951 (B2).
The town was first lighted with gas in November 1848. The gas-works belong to a company of shareholders [1862](B3).
Great Marlow's gas company was founded in 1845 and gas lighting was introduced to the main street in November 1848. Great Marlow Gas Co. operated from 1895-1898. The Uxbridge, Wycombe & District Gas Co. purchased the Marlow Gas Company in 1922. The gasworks were operational till 1951, then the site was used as a holder site and partly demolished in 1977. Nothing visible survives (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC22670 Verbal communication: Julia Wise. 2006. Wise J (BCC) from historic 1:500, 25-inch and 6-inch Ordnance Survey maps.
- <2>SBC19624 Bibliographic reference: Rachel Bown & Julian Hunt. 1994. Marlow: A Pictorial History. Introduction (Public Services).
- <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p894.
- <4>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p27.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 84762 86825 (97m by 103m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 17 2021 1:35PM
