More Info →Stokehouse of main Gas Works building

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Stokehouse of main Gas Works building showing coke against back wall and large gas main round the building carrying the gas from the retorts to the purifiers.

Typed caption on display board for this photo reads: “Coke against back wall. Large gas main round the building carrying the gas from the retorts to be pumped through the purifiers. High louvred vent in roof to let out escaping steam and smoke from stokehouse.”

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