Monument record 1160/253/1 - Modern Gasholder

Built prior to 1884, now demolished

{1} To the north of the River Nene was the site of Gasholder 2, the earliest plan of which is the 1884 Ordnance Survey. The interior of the brick gasholder were identified and recorded during remediation work. The red brick wall circumference was c30.0m in diameter and went deeper than the 5.0m that was exposed. The width of the wall was c0.57m or two bricks lengthways across the wall. English Cross Bond with cement. Faint lines on the interior of the brickwork suggest the positions of vertical metal pipes at regular intervals, which brought the gas into the gasholder during use.
The base of the gasholder was not exposed; however, black tar deposits were present c3.0m below the ground surface. Various modern services and the concrete slab had truncated the foundation wall.

<1> Foard-Colby A., 2014, Archaeological observation, investigation and recording for remediation works at the former gasworks site, Towcester Road, Northampton, July-September 2014, checked (Report). SNN110133.

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Apr 30 2025 3:46PM