Description and History of Site:-
Typical and small. Three gables. Round headed windows three along side. Lunettes, corbelled gables. Construction of the gasworks commenced in 1832 by contractors Messrs. John and James Malam. On completion, the works were purchased by the newly formed 'Malton Gas Light and Coke Company' in 1836. The company seems to have been very successful, by 1890, we read that "The works have been much enlarged since their erection. There are three gas holders, with a total capacity of 160,000 cubic feet, and about 30,000,000 cubic feet of gas are consumed per annum".

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.maltonhistory.info/page21/page24/
Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890).

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Key Words :- gas works

Address :- Sheepfoot Hill, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DU
Grid Ref :- SE 79156 71519
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.133431 , Long -0.790051
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1832 -
Record Date :- 16 May 2015

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