Monument record 1073603000 - KEEPERS COTTAGE, GASHOUSE PLANTATION
Summary
Site of former late nineteenth century estate gasworks to Tile House.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- GAS WORKS (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1999 AD?)
Description
'Gas Works' with a single gas holder shown on 1900 2nd edition 6-inch OS map. It is not clear from the historic 6-inch maps when the gas works went out of use and the gas holder was demolished (B2).
Private gasworks built to light Tile House, which later became Charmadean School. Gasometer visible but unmarked present on the 1900 OS map located within Gashouse Plantation indicating a private gasworks. The gasworks buildings still stand and are known as ‘Gas House’, south of Tile House (or what remains of it) (B4).
Sources (2)
- <2>XYSBC22867 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2007. Information from OS 6-inch and 25-inch historic mapping. [Mapped feature: #15962 ]
- <4>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p36.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 68768 39084 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2021 5:25PM
