Key Words :- gasworks gasholder

Address :- Battle Bridge Road, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 301 833
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.533623 , Long -0.125697
Local Authority :- Camden London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use

Description and History of Site:-
Built as Imperial Gas Works, 1822-24, and London's largest works until 1869. Taken over by Gas Light & Coke Co. 1876. Gas making ceased 1904. Works demolished c.1912. Cast-iron framed gas holders, interlocking triple to west and to the east by John Kirkman, 1880 (tanks 1861-4).

Sturt (1980): 'This was the Imperial Gas Light & Coke Co's oldest works and produced gas 1822-1904. In 1869 it was the largest works in London.

'Set of multi-column holders, 1861, 1864, 1867 and 1883; some frames 'Siamese triplets'; 20th-century unbraced lattice steel frames also of visual interest.'
Gas holders relocated to the north as part of the King's Cross development.

Further Reading and References:-
Ashdown, John; Bussell, Michael; Carter, Paul. 'A Survey of Industrial Monuments of Greater London'. Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group, 1969
Smith, Denis. 'Civil Engineering Heritage - London and the Thames Valley'. Institution of Civil Engineers, 2001
Sturt, Brian. 'Low Pressure Gas Storage'. London's Industrial Archaeology No 2 [1980]
http://www.glias.org.uk/journals/2-b.pdf

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