Monument record 0769900000 - Gasometer site at Buckland Wharf
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- GAS WORKS (Built 1872, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- ESTATE COTTAGE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- GAS HOLDER (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- RETORT HOUSE? (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
The Rothschild's gasworks at Buckland Wharf supplied Green Park, using coal unloaded at the canal wharf. The gasworks consisted of a gas holder with cottages either side of it. By 1899 an outbuilding possibly a coal store, had been erected parallel to the canal (B1).
Presumably one of the 'cottages' must have been the retort house. Historic mapping and APs show that the gasometer had been removed by the late 1950s but the other buildings are still present although now in use as private houses (B2).
Aston Clinton Gasworks were built for Sir Anthony de Rothschild by Mr James Copcutt, contractor, of
Aylesbury in 1872. A small gasworks was built at Buckland Wharf on the canal shown on the 1878-1926 OS maps. It supplied Aston Clinton Park and was able to supply the villages of Aston Clinton and Buckland as well, which were largely owned by Sir Anthony de Rothschild. Not known if anything survives [in 2020] (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC24508 Bibliographic reference: Ray & Avril Poole. 2006. The Book of Buckland. pp149,151.
- <2>XYSBC24539 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2015. Information from OS 6-inch and 25-inch historic mapping and aerial photos. [Mapped feature: #44795 ]
- <3>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p32.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 89530 11492 (52m by 64m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKLAND, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 17 2021 12:10PM
