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On Vertical Retorts
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On Vertical Retorts

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1844 - 1975)
Date1943-1944
Object NameNotebook
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions20.2 x 12.8cm
AcquisitionJohn Lovie Gas Works Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS074411
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.
Vertical Retorts, Gasworks
Vertical Retorts, Gasworks
Aberdeen Gas Works
1970s
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Recomending Building New Inclined Retorts to Cope with Increasing Demand
Aberdeen Gas Works
September 1900
Inclined Retorts
Inclined Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
1901
Inclined Retorts
Inclined Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
C.1900
Working at Horizontal Retorts
Working at Horizontal Retorts
Aberdeen Gas Works
February 1934
To Mark the Inauguration of New Vertical Retorts and Screening Plant
To Mark the Inauguration of New Vertical Retorts and Screening Plant
Scottish Gas Board
June 1958
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
Vertical Retort and Coke Hoppers
Vertical Retort and Coke Hoppers
Aberdeen Gas Works
1970s
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Tender For Gas Exhausters
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1925
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On Question Of Candlepower Of Gas
Aberdeen Gas Works
February 1906
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On 12 Hour Cleaning Routine for Gas Producer
Aberdeen Gas Works
February 1957
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To Gas Committee
Aberdeen Gas Works
August 1946
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To Gas Committee
Aberdeen Gas Works
August 1948
Image Not Available for To Gas Committee
To Gas Committee
Aberdeen Gas Works
September 1945
Image Not Available for To Gas Committee
To Gas Committee
Aberdeen Gas Works
August 1947
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 Figures Recording Coke Produced And Sold
Figures Recording Coke Produced And Sold
Aberdeen Corporation Gas Works
October 1926
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Tender And Drawing For Engine And Exhausters
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1895
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Gas Laboratory Record Book
Aberdeen Gas Works
January 1939
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The Reform Purifier by Henri Simon
Aberdeen Gas Works
1890
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The Gas Journal Calender and Directory
Aberdeen Gas Works
1946
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On Gas Exhausters for Gas Works
Aberdeen Gas Works
December 1895