Monument record 0147106000 - Hedsor Park gasworks

Summary

Site of late nineteenth century estate gasworks to Hedsor Park

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Type and Period (3)

  • GAS WORKS (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1947 AD?)
  • GAS HOLDER (19th Century to Modern - 1878 AD? to 1947 AD?)
  • RETORT HOUSE? (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

Hedsor House (Lodge) and Priory are in in same grounds. The former is an Italianate house of 1862 whilst the latter is mostly of 1844. Both were occupied by the Boston family between 1875-1912. Not known if anything survives (B10).
Gasometer shown on c.1878-c.1947 25-inch and 6-inch OS maps (B11).

Sources (2)

  • <10>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer. p34.
  • <11>SBC25431 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2021. Information from historic OS mapping and aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference SU 90919 86179 (point) NGR to gasometer
Civil Parish HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 2 2021 2:45PM

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