Description and History of Site:-
Dark brown brick two storeys and loft. Decorative use of yellow brick round lunettes to lofts dogtooth string courses. Small Norman window openings with semi-circular arched heads. Still retort sheds standing though obviously has been a lot of demolition (Hatcher 1973).
A further gas holder was at TA 03135 86932 on west side of Seamer Road.
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
Address :- Seamer Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2YH
Grid Ref :- TA 03360 86810
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.266514 , Long -0.414507
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
Site Dates :- 1875 -
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 5 June 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Daniel Balmforth
Grid Ref :- TA 03360 86810
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.266514 , Long -0.414507
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
Site Dates :- 1875 -
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 5 June 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Daniel Balmforth