Hornsey Gas Works
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Operation
1861 to 1957
Location
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Produced
Gas, Tar, Coke, Ammonia, Sulphur
Used Raw Materials
|1861 |1939 |Hornsey Gas Company |-
|1939 |1957 |South Eastern Gas Corporation |-
|1861
|1957
|Coal Gas Industry
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Description
"Gas manufacture at the company's works on Clarendon Road, did not commence until 1861 and the works were operated on a commission basis until the company bought them back in 1865.The works continued to operate until 1957 when they were closed and the site became a holder station." (The National Archives)
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/ea1108be-29e8-438e-8c03-309b1e67890b