Description and History of Site:-
Works in brick very plain. Proud stone entrance with dilapidated iron gates. Stone gateway 2 Tuscan pilasters and cornice but no pediments. Gas works demolished except for front gate which is Listed Grade II. (Hatcher, 1973). The site was redeveloped circa 2006 when Mill View Court, a three-storey block of 31 apartments was built. The archway was incorporated into the development to form the entrance to the car park. In 1824, the town commissioners contracted with local inventor John Malam to light the streets of Beverley with coal gas at the rate of £400 per annum for a period of 21 years. The streets were first lit by this means in December 1824; several of Malam's iron lamp standards survive in the town and they are thought to be the oldest examples remaining in the world. The operation was bought out by the town commissioners in 1828. The works continued to produce gas for Beverley until 1954.

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.

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Key Words :- gas works

Viewing the Site :- Site only, can viewed from the public road. Entrance gateway arch retained

Address :- Figham Road, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 0FL
Grid Ref :- TA 04571 39147
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.838060 , Long -0.412333
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Historic England List No - 1310611,
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1824 - 1954
Record Date :- 15 May 2015

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