Information for record number MWA7131:
Corporation Gas Works

Summary The site of Corporation Gas Works which was in use from the Imperial period into the 20th century. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The Gas Works was situated 150m north east of the football ground, Stratford upon Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Gas Works
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Shown on the 1905 OS map, on the left hand side of the Birmingham Road on the north bank of the Stratford on Avon Canal.
2 Gas works marked on 1977 map.
3 GIS adjusted to represent the outline of the Gas works shown on the 1st and 2nd edition OS mapping.
2 reflects the later gas storage depot on the site.
4 The Stratford Gas Company opened its first works in Chapel Lane in 1834 (see MWA13185). In 1837 the works moved to this site. In 1880 the town successfully opposed the renewal of the gas company's license and all the assets were transferred to the 'Stratford Corporation Gas Department'. Later the works were enlarged and came to be known as 'Timothy's Bridge Gas works'. This works continued to supply Stratford until the gas industry was nationalised in 1949. The Timothy Bridge Gas works, which had been much modified and extended since 1837 was closed in 1962/3. The main trace of the Gas works are the Gas Valve covers throughout the town.
5 The gasworks are shown on mapping from the Board of Health map onwards.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1905
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1905
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1977
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1977
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Source No: 4
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
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Archaeological Assessment of land at Bird's Storage, Birmingham Road, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Jones C
Date: 2010
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Giles Carey
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009-2014
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FOOTBALL GROUND * A site including a pitch, stands and other ancillary buildings associated with the game of football. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
STORAGE DEPOT * A building or site used for the storage of goods or equipment. 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 TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. 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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