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A History of the County of Oxford
… an original feature, and all the Mill Street cottages had gas from the outset, part of a steady but by no means universal improvement in domestic amenities (gas, water supply, electricity, and sanitation) during the … by recent provision of mains water, and in 1910 some had gas geysers. 140 Larger Houses The cottages discussed were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… with local companies for street lighting, and for gas and (later) electricity supply; from the early 20th … 70), roads, paving, and scavenging (685), lighting and gas (250), sewerage (54), and rents and general costs (85). … 1936. 286 Public Utilities and Street Lighting The Witney Gas (later Gas and Coke) Co. built a gasworks east of High …
A History of the County of Essex
… to St. Mary's church, the Congregational church, the gas- works, and houses on and near The Quay, but there were …
A History of the County of Essex
… sewerage system with Colchester's Hythe sewage works. 91 A gas company was formed in 1861, perhaps that described in 1878 as Wivenhoe Gas Co. which was still trading under that name in 1937. The gasworks were in St. John's Road. 92 By 1947 gas was supplied in bulk by Colchester Gas Co. In 1949 gas …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… more ancient appearance. The town is paved, lighted with gas, and supplied with water partly from wells sunk to a … 20,000. In 1847 an act was passed for uniting the former gas-light company with the new gas company. A public subscription library was founded in …