Monument record LCS 241 - Leiston Gas Works

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Summary

Leiston town gas works (S1)(R1). Formerly recorded as LCS MISC

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4479 6287 (250m by 47m)
Map sheet	TM46SW
Civil Parish	LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

GAS WORKS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

Leiston town gas works (S1)(R1). Belonged to Messrs Richard Garrett & Sons & lit 40 public street lamps in Leiston (S2). Gasometers now demolished, presently open ground.
For Bronze Age urns found constructing gas main in 1957, see LCS 004.

Formerly recorded as LCS MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

<R1> SSF21 Source Unchecked: ?Kelly's directory. ?Kelly's directory.
<S1> SSF21738 (No record type): Suff Indust Archaeol Soc, Jones J, letter to Pendleton C, 16th April 1990.
<S2> SSF7018 (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk I-Y, 1990.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)

Record last edited

Jan 9 2019 4:24PM