Difference between revisions of "West Ham Gas Works"

Latest revision as of 14:55, 12 May 2016

"Its works, at Stratford, were still open in 1965." http://www.newhamstory.com/node/1874

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.

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Operation

1846

Location

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Located in

London

Produced

Gas, Tar, Coke, Ammonia, Sulphur

Used Raw Materials

Coal

Ownership

From	To	Owner
1846	1910	West Ham Gas Company
1910	1949	Gas Light & Coke Company
1949	The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood.The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood.	North Thames Gas Board

Industry

From	To	Industry
1846	The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood.The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood.	Coal Gas Industry

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-"Its works, at Stratford, were still open in 1965." http://www.newhamstory.com/node/1874
-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.
-http://thevictorianist.blogspot.ca/2010/11/london-gas-works-1895.html