Deposited Plan No. 1382
St. Andrew's Road & Gas Works Street: Additions to Gas Works
Details
| Deposited Plan Number: | 1382 |
| Date: | January 1885 |
| Plans Register: | no data |
| Street: | St. Andrew's Road & Gas Works Street |
| Property Name / Number: | Corporation Gas Works |
| Area: | no data |
| District: | no data |
| Town: | Huddersfield |
| Grid Reference: | no data |
| Building Project: | Additions to Gas Works |
| Type: | Power - additions & alterations |
| Applicant: | John Burgess (Manager of Huddersfield Corporation Gas Works) |
| Applicant Address: | Gas Works, Huddersfield |
| Architect: | John Burgess (Engineer) [signed the plans] |
| Architect Address: | no data |
| Status of Project: | Approved - chimney 140 feet high; space between shell and lining should be ventilated |
| Contractor: | no data |
| Contractor Address: | no data |
| Work Commenced: | no data |
| Work Completed: | no data |
| Occupants: | no data |
| Subsequent Alterations / History: | no data |
| English Heritage Listing: | no data |
| Location of Archives: | no data |
| Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 3593 |
Additional Information
The beautifully drawn and presented plans by the Manager of the Gas Works are fore a New Retort House, a single storey building 430 feet long with two chimneys 140 feet high and ventilation. a New Gas Holder, 126 feet in diameter. a New Purifying Hoouse, a single storey nine bay building 120 feet x 78 feet. a New Meter House.
The buildings are in brick and iron,
With rounded arches.
The Gas Works occupied the plot of land bounded by the Broad Canal to the west, Gas Works Street to the north; St Andrew's Road to the east and Messrs Heppenstall's business premises to the south.