Sign for a gas holder site in Salford
- Made:
- Unknown in Greater Manchester
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Sign for gas holder site in Salford
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Sign for gas holder site in Salford
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Sign for gas holder site in Salford, bounded by West Egerton Street, Liverpool Street, and Regent Road, demolished in 2018. Inscription: 'Salford Holder Station Liverpool St'.
This sign shows the name and capacity of the holder. It is from the gas holder site in Salford, erected in 1878. The site was made famous by The Pogues song ‘Dirty old town’ (1969), written by Ewan Maccoll.
The first gas holder was invented in 1824 and built in Leeds. They were designed to store large volumes of ‘town gas’ (coal gas) to satisfy the increasing demand. By the early 20th century nearly every town in the UK had one. By around 2040 they will have largely disappeared from our landscape. Today, we use natural gas pipelines.
Details
- Category:
- Gas Industry
- Object Number:
- 2019-327
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 180 mm x 305 mm x 3 mm,
- type:
- sign
- credit:
- Gift of National Grid Company Plc
