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Retort and purifier houses
Key Words :- gasworks
Address :- Woodyard Gasworks, Wimpole Hall Estate, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Grid Ref :- TL 34417 51540
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.1458 , Long -0.037003
Local Authority :- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1886 -
Description and History of Site:-
Site Description and History Under Review
Further Reading and References:-
Palmer, Marilyn, Nevell, Michael, Sissons, Mark. 'Industrial Archaeology: A Handbook'. CBA, 2012
Thomas, Russell. 'The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer of Gasworks and Gasholder Stations in England'. Historic England Research Report Series no. 182-2020
https://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/1946/1/Report%201238_LR.pdf
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Grid Ref :- TL 34417 51540
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.1458 , Long -0.037003
Local Authority :- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1886 -
Site Description and History Under Review
Palmer, Marilyn, Nevell, Michael, Sissons, Mark. 'Industrial Archaeology: A Handbook'. CBA, 2012
Thomas, Russell. 'The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer of Gasworks and Gasholder Stations in England'. Historic England Research Report Series no. 182-2020
https://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/1946/1/Report%201238_LR.pdf
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