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West Ham Gas Works

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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


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
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Industry

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


Description

"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