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Gasholder
Key Words :- gasholder
Address :- Leigh Road, East Ham, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 4330 8450
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.541214 , Long 0.064973
Local Authority :- Newham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1903 -
Description and History of Site:-
Although within a large otherwise open area, this was only ever a single holder station, erected in 1903 for the Barking gas company. The surrounding space was largely playing fields and tennis courts, although the two vehicle-size entrances, on Watson Avenue and Leigh Road, plus London & North Eastern Railway once owning a strip of land to its east suggest one-time intent for greater use of the site alongside the barge-navigable River Roding.
Further Reading and References:-
Thomas, Prof. Russell. 'The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer'. Historic England
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Grid Ref :- TQ 4330 8450
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.541214 , Long 0.064973
Local Authority :- Newham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1903 -
Although within a large otherwise open area, this was only ever a single holder station, erected in 1903 for the Barking gas company. The surrounding space was largely playing fields and tennis courts, although the two vehicle-size entrances, on Watson Avenue and Leigh Road, plus London & North Eastern Railway once owning a strip of land to its east suggest one-time intent for greater use of the site alongside the barge-navigable River Roding.
Thomas, Prof. Russell. 'The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer'. Historic England
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