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Construction began at the Stepney Works in 1839 and the works were fully operational by 1844. In 1846 the works were expanded. In 1912 an internal railway was built to more easily transfer coal around the large site. Gas production stopped in 1945 and the works were demolished in 1952.
  
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Gas works were used to produce and store flammable [[coal]] gas. [[Coal]] was mined in Britain and then shipped on a barge up rivers or on trains to the gas works. There it was burned to create the gas, which was then purified and put into the gas holders until needed for consumer use to light streets and buildings. The process also created [[coke]], [[tar]], [[ammonia]], and [[sulphur]] as by-products.
  
 
 
Construction began at the Stepney Works in 1839 and the works were fully operational by 1844. In 1846 the works were expanded. In 1912 an internal railway was built to more easily transfer coal around the large site. Gas production stopped in 1945 and the works were demolished in 1952.
 
 
Gas works were used to produce and store flammable gas. [[Coal]] was largely mined in Britain but also shipped in from [[Russia]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Sweden]], and [[Norway]]. The coal was shipped in on a barge up the river or on trains and then burned to create the gas, which was then purified and put into the gas holders until needed for consumer use. The process also created [[coke]], [[tar]], [[ammonia]], and [[sulphur]] as by-products.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 11:07, 18 January 2016



Operation

1844 to 1945


Location

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Located in

London


Produced

Gas, Coke, Tar, Ammonia, Sulphur


Used Raw Materials

Coal


|1839 |1945 |Commercial Gas Company |-


|1839 |1945 |Coal Gas Industry |-

Description

Construction began at the Stepney Works in 1839 and the works were fully operational by 1844. In 1846 the works were expanded. In 1912 an internal railway was built to more easily transfer coal around the large site. Gas production stopped in 1945 and the works were demolished in 1952.

Gas works were used to produce and store flammable coal gas. Coal was mined in Britain and then shipped on a barge up rivers or on trains to the gas works. There it was burned to create the gas, which was then purified and put into the gas holders until needed for consumer use to light streets and buildings. The process also created coke, tar, ammonia, and sulphur as by-products.


https://books.google.ca/books?id=xCxxAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT139&ots=3PBTz-PP_A&dq=stepney%20gasworks&pg=PT139#v=onepage&q&f=false