Information for record number MWA7313:
Snitterfield Hall Gasworks

Summary The site of Snitterfield Hall Gas Works. Gas was made here for domestic use from the Imperial period onwards. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and is situated 100m south of the cricket ground, Snitterfield.
What Is It?  
Type: Gas Works
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Snitterfield
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 OS 1st edition map shows the location of a gasworks.
2 A small gas works on the edge of the village near the Wolverton Road. The gasworks were constructed at the expense of a local MP, for the benefit of the tenants on his large estate. The building was built with the intention that it should not look unsightly. The retorts were capable of producing 12,000 cubic feet of gas per day, with corresponding storage capacity.
3 Measured plan of gasworks of ?c.1879.
4 Elevation of gasworks of ?c. 1879.
5 Retort house now converted into a dwelling.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Kings Treatise on Coal Gas
Author/originator: Newbiggin T
Date: 1879
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 38SE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 38SE
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Plan
Title: Plan of Gasworks at Snitterfield
Author/originator: Unknown
Date: Unknown
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Cave L
Date: 1993
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Glossary

 
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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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monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument CRICKET GROUND * The entire playing area and associated buildings upon which the game of cricket is played. 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 RETORT HOUSE * Central functional building of a gas works. Coal is roasted in retorts producing gas and coke. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. 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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