Description and History of Site:-
Now wasteland (2016) The first gas works from The Pocklington Gas Light and Coke Company (Limited) were constructed in 1834 in St Helen's Gate, at a cost of £1,600, raised in £10 shares and was succeeded by The Pocklington New Gas Co. Limited, formed in 1886, with a capital of £8,000, again raised by £10 shares, and which purchased the rights of the existing company. New works were erected near the railway station, and fitted with the latest and most approved appliances. There was one large gas holder, with a capacity of 30,000 cubic feet, which supplied the town, and also Barmby Moor and Allerthorpe. The first gas street lighting arrived in 1834 and by 1892, the streets were lighted by 80 gas lamps. The gas retailed at 4s. 2d. per 1,000 cubic feet. Ken Durkin remembers assisting in the demolition of the old gas house in St Helen's Gate in the 1960s and the large gas tanks near the old railway station were removed for the construction of the new Sainsbury's supermarket." (Pocklingtonpost.co.uk)

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.
http://www.pocklingtonpost.co.uk/news/local/on-the-history-trail-when-did-important-utilities-arrive-in-town-1-7417736

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Key Words :- gas works

Viewing the Site :- From Limb Road

Address :- Limb Road, York, East Yorkshire, YO42 2QY
Grid Ref :- SE 80314 48604
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.927349 , Long -0.778382
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1834 - c1965
Record Date :- 19 May 2015

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