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Retort Discharge Skips
Retort Discharge Skips
Retort Discharge Skips
Retort Discharge Skips

Retort Discharge Skips

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1844 - 1975)
Photographer
DateMay 1938
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsScience And Technology
Dimensions24.8 x 30.1cm
AcquisitionJohn Lovie Gas Works Collection.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS068790
Keywords
About MeAberdeen's gas industry dates back to 1824 when the first works were set up at Poynernook. A public supply came in 1824 when, using oil as energy source, the Aberdeen Gas Light Company produced gas to light 242 street lamps. A New Gas Light Company was set up in 1843. Its gasworks were established at Sandilands near the Beach. In 1871 Aberdeen Corporation took over the works and ran it until nationalisation in 1949. Final closure of the city's gasworks came in 1979 when the flow of Natural Gas from the offshore fields became available.
House for Retort Skips
House for Retort Skips
Aberdeen Gas Works
May 1938
Coke Skips and Telpher Control House
Coke Skips and Telpher Control House
Aberdeen Gas Works
May 1938
Detail of Gasworks, Possibly Retort Houses
Detail of Gasworks, Possibly Retort Houses
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1890
Detail of Gasworks, Possibly Retort Houses
Detail of Gasworks, Possibly Retort Houses
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1890
Detail of Gasworks, Possibly Retort Houses
Detail of Gasworks, Possibly Retort Houses
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1890
Three Vertical Retort Houses
Three Vertical Retort Houses
Aberdeen Gas Works
1960s
Extension to No.3 Vertical Retort and Construction of Screening Plant
Extension to No.3 Vertical Retort and Construction of Screening Plant
Aberdeen Gas Works
1960s
Extension to No.3 Vertical Retort
Extension to No.3 Vertical Retort
Aberdeen Gas Works
1960s
Working at Horizontal Retorts
Working at Horizontal Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
February 1934
Retort House and Coke Hoppers
Retort House and Coke Hoppers
Aberdeen Gas Works
May 1938
Retort House Prior to Demolition
Retort House Prior to Demolition
Aberdeen Gas Works
1980s
Retort House Mechanical Stoking Machine
Retort House Mechanical Stoking Machine
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1891
Image Not Available for On Erection of New Retort, Boiler and Pump Houses
On Erection of New Retort, Boiler and Pump Houses
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1904
Image Not Available for On Erection of New Retort, Boiler and Pump Houses
On Erection of New Retort, Boiler and Pump Houses
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1904
Vertical Retort and Coke Hoppers
Vertical Retort and Coke Hoppers
Aberdeen Gas Works
1970s
Tipper Wagon at Inclined Retort Bench
Tipper Wagon at Inclined Retort Bench
Aberdeen Gas Works
1899
Inclined Retorts
Inclined Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
1901
Inclined Retorts
Inclined Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1900
Horizontal Retort House
Horizontal Retort House
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1900
Vertical Retorts, Gasworks
Vertical Retorts, Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1970s
Image Not Available for On Vertical Retorts
On Vertical Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
1943-1944
Image Not Available for Recomending Building New Inclined Retorts to Cope with Increasing Demand
Recomending Building New Inclined Retorts to Cope with Increasing Demand
Aberdeen Gas Works
September 1900
Image Not Available for 3 Items On Aberdeen Gas Works
3 Items On Aberdeen Gas Works
Aberdeen Gas Works
1893
Beach Boulevard and Gasworks
Beach Boulevard and Gasworks
Aberdeen Corporation Gas Works
July 1972