An old engraving of City of London gasworks during Victorian times. It is from a book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Local gasworks for producing town-gas for lighting and heating purposes were dotted all over the city. It helped if water transport was available to bring in the coal needed to fuel the gas production – as here where barges on the Regents Canal brought in the coal. The gas was stored in the large circular gas holder (gasholder or gasometer) seen centre right.
An old engraving of City of London gasworks during Victorian times. It is from a book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Local gasworks for producing town-gas for lighting and heating purposes were dotted all over the city. It helped if water transport was available to bring in the coal needed to fuel the gas production – as here where barges on the Regents Canal brought in the coal. The gas was stored in the large circular gas holder (gasholder or gasometer) seen centre right.
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Location: City of London, England, UK
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