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Gasworks Purifier House
Gasworks Purifier House
Gasworks Purifier House
Gasworks Purifier House

Gasworks Purifier House

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1844 - 1975)
Date1903
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions11 x 15.5cm
AcquisitionJohn Lovie Gas Works Collection.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS068864
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.
Wagons by Purifiers at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
September 1929
Construction of Purifiers Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
August 1928
Condensers at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1924
Gasworks Redding Rod
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1934
Gasworks Redding Rod
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1934
Vertical Retorts, Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1970s
Tippling Coal Wagons, Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1897
Blacksmith at Work at Forge Aberdeen Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1934
Interior at Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1920s?
West Purifier Aberdeen Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
Early 1980s
East Purifiers Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1948