Key Words :- gas works

Viewing the Site :- Site only, can be viewed from the supermarket car park

Address :- Station Approach, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 9PF
Grid Ref :- TA 1146 8064
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.209388 , Long -0.292489
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use

Description and History of Site:-
In a very hard red brick. Plain brickwork articulated by simple pilasters and simple iron-framed windows. A little decorative use of yellow brick e.g. round circular lunette.

In 2002 the retort house was still almost intact and represented a rare survival of a 1st generation gas works. Site now redeveloped as a Tesco supermarket.

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
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY13333&resourceID=1009

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