Description and History of Site:-
Superb cast iron frontages on either side of entrance. Gas Works Foundry cast into it. This was the entrance to the first Kirkbymoorside gasworks. Production of gas was started in Kirkbymoorside in 1863 by Christopher Carter at his foundry in Piercy End, before later manager Ben Blackburn relocated production of gas to Kirkby Mills in 1912.
Further Reading and References:-YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985.
Kirkby Thriding, newsletter no 11 of Kirkbymoorside History Group.
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Key Words :- smithy foundry gas works
Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public footpath and road
Address :- Piercy End, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO62 6DQ
Grid Ref :- SE 69755 86416
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.268652 , Long -0.930448
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1295949,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1863 - 1912
Record Date :- 16 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive
Grid Ref :- SE 69755 86416
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.268652 , Long -0.930448
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1295949,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1863 - 1912
Record Date :- 16 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive