Gas Works Collection

Courcelles gas plant, 1884. Creator: Ernest Jean Delahaye
Courcelles gas plant, 1884

The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; Interior of Retort House, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; Interior of the Retort House showing the Drawing and Charging Machines, 1891. From "The Graphic

'The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Condensers, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Condensers, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Coke Ground, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The London Gas Supply; Sketches showing Method of Manufacture; The Coke Ground, with Gas Holders in the rear, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

View of the Petersburg Gas Works, May 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
View of the Petersburg Gas Works, May 1865. Damage to building from Union army - vehicle marked Photographic Wagon Engineer Department on right. Albumen print, pl

Gas Tanks at End of 23rd Street, New York, 1909. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
Gas Tanks at End of 23rd Street, New York, 1909

Gas Works from the Canal, Berlin, 1921. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Gas Works from the Canal, Berlin, 1921

Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. In the 19th century, gas was manufactured from the distillation of coal, highly pollutant with waste products and usually sited in poorer areas of London

Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1835
View of Blackfrairs Bridge, London from the south, 1835; with figures, carriages and carts crossing. Also showing boats, including a steamboat, on the River Thames and buildings on the north bank

A blacksmiths shop at Beckton Gas Works, London, 20th century. Opened in 1870, Beckton Gas Works manufactured coal gas and coke, and has been described as the largest such plant in the world

Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. Artist: Gustave Dore
Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. Showing gas retorts, coal pods and workers. From the 19th century, manufactured gas was made by the distillation of coal

Charging the retorts at the Beckton gasworks, London, 1878. Beckton Gasworks was owned and operated by The Chartered Gaslight and Coke Company

Men taking a break from charging the retorts, Lambeth Gasworks, 1872
Men taking a break from charging the retorts while colleagues in background take their turn in the inferno, Lambeth Gasworks, 1872

Exterior view of City of London Gasworks, showing gasometers and coal barges at the quay, 1876
General exterior view of City of London Gasworks, showing gasometers and coal barges moored at the quay, 1876. Wood engraving

Illustration showing the working spaces of a gas works, 1828: l: Retort House. 2: Tar cistern. 3: Condenser. 5, 6: Gasholder. 7: Office. 8: Workshops

Sectional view of Liverpool Gas Works, 1860. Artist: Charles Partington
Sectional view of Liverpool Gas Works, 1860. Where, according to Muspratt, the purest gas in the kingdom is produced. From Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry, London, 1860

General view of a gas works, showing retorts being charged, 1835. Artist: Charles Partington
General view of a gas works, showing retorts being charged. From Charles Partington The British Cyclopaedia, London, 1835. Copperplate engraving

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