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A History of the County of Oxford
… extension enabling the output to be doubled. Steam- and gas-driven machinery were installed in 1898, electricity in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from Carfax to Wolvercote village began in 1914. 86 Gas reached Upper Wolvercote in 1913, mains water before …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… early 1900s. 68 The closure meant that the furnace's waste gas could no longer be burnt off to provide steam power to …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge Public services PUBLIC SERVICES. A gas works was built west of New Street in 1849 by William … 32 It was sold in 1864 to the Oakengates and St. George's Gas and Water Co. Ltd., 33 which was in turn bought by the Wellington (Salop) Gas Co. in 1922. 34 By 1882 the Hadley & Trench Gas Works …