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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 …
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 …
A History of the County of Essex
… served by the Buckhurst exchange. 117 In 1864 the West Ham Gas Co., which since 1856 had been empowered to supply gas to Woodford, relinquished its interest in all except the … corner of the parish to the Chigwell and Woodford Bridge Gas Co., formed in 1863. The works of the latter were …
A History of the County of Essex
… in Ray Lodge Road and Ray Lodge Close. Ray Park, the gas works, and the Ashton playing fields now cover most of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… northeast of the hamlet. 31 The Hassocks and District Gas Co. was empowered to supply gas in 1936, 32 and electricity was available in 1938. 33 Two … Map 1/25,000, TQ 21/31 (1975 edn.). Hassocks and Dist. Gas Order, 1936. Kelly's Dir. Suss. (1938). Suss. Martyrs, …