Monument record BSE 672 - Tayfen Road Gas Holder Station, Bury St Edmunds

As existing, the site contains a single gasholder (Gasholder No. 112), a series of ancillary
buildings including an office, storage units alongside open storage areas, and open land. In
addition, the site comprises associated E & I equipment, including town & district governors
and a fan booster with an operational gas compound located along the southern boundary.
The gasholder was constructed by 1956 by Firth Blakeley Son & Co Ltd. and represents a
typical mid-20th century water sealed holder. The gasholder is based on a British spiralguided design patented in 1887 by Gadd & Mason of Manchester. Its steel construction and
above ground tank is reflective of the continued advances in gasholder innovation.
The extant gasholder and plant which all dates to the 1950s, forms part of an expansion of a
former works established in 1834, originally situated to the south of the current site. The
gasholder, as part of the wider site to the north of Tayfen road was constructed in response
to the need for increased gas storage capacity and manufacture within Bury St Edmunds
and the surrounding wider area (S1).