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Gasworks
Gasworks
Gasworks

Gasworks

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1844 - 1975)
Date1924
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsScience And Technology
Dimensions11.3 x 15cm
AcquisitionJohn Lovie Gas Works Collection.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS068816
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.
Gasworks Locomotive Mr Therm With Driver Charles Hogg
Gasworks Locomotive Mr Therm With Driver Charles Hogg
Aberdeen Gas Works
August 1954
Wagons by Purifiers at Gasworks
Wagons by Purifiers at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
September 1929
Gasworks Locomotive City of Aberdeen
Gasworks Locomotive City of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Gas Works
Driver Charles Hogg in Gasworks Locomotive Mr Therm
Driver Charles Hogg in Gasworks Locomotive Mr Therm
Aberdeen Gas Works
1954
Driver Jock Fairweather in Gasworks Locomotive City of Aberdeen
Driver Jock Fairweather in Gasworks Locomotive City of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1960?
Tippling Coal Wagons, Gasworks
Tippling Coal Wagons, Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1897
Corporation Gas Works Locomotive City of Aberdeen Entering from Miller Street
Corporation Gas Works Locomotive City of Aberdeen Entering from Miller Street
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1887
Corporation Gas Works Locomotive City of Aberdeen Entering from Miller Street
Corporation Gas Works Locomotive City of Aberdeen Entering from Miller Street
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1887
Image Not Available for Alterations Waterloo Station
Alterations Waterloo Station
Great North of Scotland Railway
January 1859
Image Not Available for Alterations Waterloo Station
Alterations Waterloo Station
Great North of Scotland Railway
January 1859
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
50 Cotton Street Originally Gasworks Buildings
50 Cotton Street Originally Gasworks Buildings
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1990
West Purifier Aberdeen Gasworks
West Purifier Aberdeen Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
Early 1980s
Plant Room at Gasworks
Plant Room at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1920s?
Plant at Gasworks
Plant at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1920s?
Plant at Gasworks
Plant at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1920s?
Gasworks Laboratory
Gasworks Laboratory
Aberdeen Gas Works
1948
East Purifiers Gasworks
East Purifiers Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1948
Detarring and Washing Plant Gasworks
Detarring and Washing Plant Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1948
Gasworks Laboratory
Gasworks Laboratory
Aberdeen Gas Works
1930s
Beach Boulevard and Gasworks
Beach Boulevard and Gasworks
Aberdeen Corporation Gas Works
July 1972
Beach Boulevard and Gasworks
Beach Boulevard and Gasworks
Aberdeen Corporation Gas Works
July 1972