Monument record MLI92074 - Donington Gas Works

Summary

Site of the former Donington Gas Works, built in 1856.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Demolished, Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1856 AD to 1936 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The Donington gas works was established on this site to the south of the High Street in 1856, with the aim of providing gas to users in the town. The works were built on what was originally named Gas House Lane, later renamed to Goxhill Drive. The Donington Gas Company was registered on the 14th of April 1856, with construction on the site being completed and the delivery of the first gas to users in the town by the middle of October of that year. Annual production at the site is recorded as being fairly constant throughout the years of operation, with production thought to have stopped by the 31st of March 1931. Most of the former gas works buildings are still extant, though since altered for use as housing, including the former retort house (see MLI126077). {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Article in Serial: Neil R. Wright. 1972. 'Gas Works in Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire Industrial Archaeology. vol.7, no.3, p.39.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: A.T. Marks. 2019. The Gas Works of Lincolnshire. pp.91-4.
  •  Report: Historic England. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2090 3558 (16m by 40m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish DONINGTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 16 2022 2:19PM

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