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Summary

Former gasworks, Topsham. Shown on the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps..

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GAS WORKS (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Gas Works' are labelled.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Gas Works' are labelled.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

The gas works are not marked.

Thomas, R., 2020, The Manufactured Gas Industry (Report - Survey). SDV364320.

This set of reports aims to provide a detailed but succinct national overview of the manufactured gas industry to inform Historic England policy and conservation strategies. It provides an illustrated summary of what we know about this once vast industry. It has attempted to draw together the dauntingly voluminous amount of literature on the subject, which is held in a limited number of archives.

Topsham Gas & Coke Company was founded in 1850. By 1923 J.G.S. Lee was owner. The site was sold to the Exeter gas company between 1928-1930.

Gas manager’s house survives. The houses on Stanley Square, appear to have been modified from the original gasworks buildings including the retort house, which appears buttressed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
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SDV364320	Report - Survey: Thomas, R.. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry. Historic England. 182/2020. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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