Monument record 1067016000 - Mentmore estate gasworks
Summary
Site of mid-nineteenth century estate gas works, built in 1856
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- GAS WORKS (Constructed 1856, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)
- GAS HOLDER (Constructed 1856, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
The gas works was constructed north of the Mansion in 1856 (B19).
Gasometer present on the 1880 to 1925 OS maps indicating a private gasworks to Mentmore house, which was built in 1852-4 for Baron Mayer de Rothschild. Like other members of the Rothchild Family he installed a gasworks to light his house. The gasworks buildings survive as residential or potentially office buildings. Record of the gasworks also survive (B20).
During World War II the National Portrait Gallery collections were stored in purpose-built racking with heating installed in the battery house and gas house at Mentmore estate gas works from August 1939 to May 1945. Part of the collection was moved out in 1942. [Photos] (B26).
Sources (3)
- <19>SBC23698 Unpublished document: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2019. Mentmore Conservation Area Review.
- <20>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p34.
- <26>SBC26878 Bibliographic reference: Caroline Shenton. 2021. National Treasures: Saving the Nation's Art in World War II. pp96-98,125,258-259.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 90230 19950 (100m by 94m) Northwest boundary not clear from historic OS mapping |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 4 2024 1:22PM
