Description and History of Site:-
Gasworks/coal yard now used for shopping centre car parking, but with one gasholder (of the original two) remaining. Gasworks built by the Cross Gates, Halton & Seacroft Gas Company and connected to the railway (built as the Leeds & Selby Railway in the early 1830s). This enabled gas lighting to be installed in the village of Cross Gates, which is now a suburb of Leeds. Telescopic gas holder of the column-guided type, thought to be the only example in Leeds. The other gasholder was demolished when the Arndale shopping Centre was developed in the 1960s.

Further Reading and References:-
East Leeds Historical & Archaeological Society.

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Key Words :- Cross Gates gas gasworks holder gasometer

Viewing the Site :- From shopping centre car park or Cross Gates Railway Station

Address :- Marshall Street, Cross Gates, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8ET
Grid Ref :- SE 36367 34553
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.806007 , Long -1.449258
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- c1894 - c1960s
Record Date :- 4 January 2023

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