Monument record 0511100000 - Winslow Gas Works, High Street
Summary
Site of nineteenth century gasworks at Winslow, demolished 1881.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- (Former Type) GAS WORKS (Demolished 1881, 19th Century - 1842 AD to 1860 AD)
Description
Winslow gasworks shown on 1st Edition 25-inch OS map. Demolished before 1900 when 2nd edition 25-inch map of 1898-1900 shows site occupied by a terrace of houses (B1).
Winslow Gas Co established in the High Street in 1842 (B2).
Winslow streets were lit by gas from 1843 when a small gasworks was built on the High Street (B3).
THE GASWORKS ARE IN THE HIGH ST & WERE ERECTED IN 1842 (B4 (1862)).
Old gasworks removed to near the railway station 1860 [see CAS 9447] (Manuscript note adds; old gasworks pulled down March 1881) (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC22670 Verbal communication: Julia Wise. 2006. Wise J (BCC) from historic 1:500, 25-inch and 6-inch Ordnance Survey maps.
- <2>SBC19639 Bibliographic reference: Robert Cook. 1989. The Book Of Winslow. p49 caption to upper plate.
- <3>SBC19641 Bibliographic reference: Terry Foley and Julian Hunt. 1997. Winslow. p80 caption to lower plate.
- <4>SBC14319 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P793.
- <5>SBC13900 Bibliographic reference: N A Saving. 1973. GLIMPSES OF PAST DAYS. pp67-68.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 76973 27842 (21m by 29m) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 27 2006 10:31AM
