Monument record 0944700000 - Winslow Gas Works, Station Road
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- GAS WORKS (Demolished before 1985, 19th Century to Modern - 1880 AD? to 1985 AD?)
Description
Winslow Gas Company gasworks shown on 2nd Edition 25-inch OS map of 1898-1900 and on subsequent 25-inch and 6-inch OS maps. Works expanded to west after 1955-62 and demolished before 1985 (B1).
A new gas company was formed in 1880. New gasworks were built at the bottom of Station Road, where the base of the gas holder can still be seen [1997], next to the entrance to the station yard (B2).
Site subsequently redeveloped for housing but site of 1960s gas holder visible on 1999 and 2003 APs.
[See CAS 05111 for site of previous gasworks].
The Winslow New Gas Co. Ltd. Was formed in 1880 and it relocated gas production to a new site south of the Railway Station. Vested in the Southern Gas Board from the Winslow New Gas Company, Ltd. Not known if anything survives (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>XYSBC22670 Verbal communication: Julia Wise. 2006. Wise J (BCC) from historic 1:500, 25-inch and 6-inch Ordnance Survey maps. [Mapped feature: #1099 ]
- <2>SBC19641 Bibliographic reference: Terry Foley and Julian Hunt. 1997. Winslow. p80 caption to lower plate.
- <3>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p31.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 77204 28435 (121m by 85m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 17 2021 5:51PM
