Information for record number MWA13185:
Site of The first Stratford Gas Works, Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon

Summary Gas Works opened in 1834 and closed three years later when the New Gas Works was opened at 'One Elm'.
What Is It?  
Type: Gas Works
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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1 The Statford upon Avon Gas, Light and Coke Company was formed on the 17th March 1834 and opened its first works, in Chapel Lane, in the 1st September of that year. It proved to be a serious nuiscence to its near neighbours. The subsequent a court case went against the company who then opened a the One Elm Gas Works in 1837.
2 Mentioned.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: From Lamps to Gas Lights in Stratford on Avon
Author/originator: Brace J
Date: 2001
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Note in Serial
Title: History Underfoot in 'Stratford-upon-Avon'; Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology Society (WIAS Leaflet Number 4)
Author/originator: Brace J
Date: 1998
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 4
   
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back
monument GAS WORKS * An industrial complex concerned with the manufacture of gas for domestic use from coal and oil. back

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