Monument record 2878/68 - Former Gasworks, Havelock Street

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{1} The gasworks were erected in 1876 by C H Fifield who then sold them to Desborough Gas Light Company Limited . The gasworks were located on Gas Street. There are no surviving upstanding remains and the area is now a car park. The provision was extended in the early 20th century and an additional gasometer is shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1926 located behind the infants' school this too has been demolished.


<1> Ballinger, J, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Desborough (Industrial), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100502.

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  • <1> Digital archive: Ballinger, J. 1999. Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Desborough (Industrial). Mapinfo\Archive\Extensive Survey\Desborough. Northants County Council. (unchecked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 80492 83392 (39m by 37m) Central
Civil Parish DESBOROUGH, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

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Record last edited

May 14 2014 11:17AM

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