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Records of the Scottish Gas Board, Edinburgh, Scotland

551 239

Description Records of the Scottish Gas Board, Edinburgh, Scotland

Collection Records of the Scottish Gas Board, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 239

Category All Other

Administrative History The Scottish Gas Board was established on the 1st of May 1949. It was a state-owned utility, providing gas for light and heat through underground pipes to domestic, commercial, and industrial customers. Their headquarters were located at 12 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh. The Board centralised control of independent gas undertakings, following the provisions of the Gas Act of 1948, which nationalised the British Gas industry. Previously, the gas industry was operated by local authorities and private companies.

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Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 239) Records of the Scottish Gas Board, Edinburgh, Scotland

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312142 View of single lift column of Tanfield gasholder, Edinburgh, from North bank of the Water of Leith. 27/10/1931 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309263 General view of the engineer and foreman for the reconstruction of Number 4 gas holder standing beside uninflated gas holder in 1933, Meadow Flat Gas Holder, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, in 1933. 1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309264 General view of new spiral guided gas holder uninflated, showing spiral stairway and erection mast, with Number 5 gas holder in background, Meadow Flat Gas Holder, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, in 1933. 7/3/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309265 General view showing partially plated roof of North West gas holder 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309266 General view showing partially plated roof of North West gas holder, Meadow Flat Gas Holder, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, in 1933. 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309267 General view of guide carriages on tank wall and grips of Number 4 gas holder 1932 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311776 General view of new Number 4 spiral guided gas holder fully inflated, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311778 General view of new Number 4 spiral guided gas holder fully inflated, showing spiral stairways, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311779 General view of new spiral guided gas holder uninflated, showing spiral stairway and erection mast, with Number 5 gas holder in background, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 7/3/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311837 General view of new Number 4 spiral guided gas holder fully inflated, with Number 5 gas holder partially inflated, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311838 General view of dismantling of redundant columns of Number 4 gas holder, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 27/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311920 General view of dismantling of redundant columns of Number 4 gas holder, with tenement in Holyrood road visible in background, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 27/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311921 General view of dismantling of redundant column of Number 4 gas holder, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 27/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311922 General view of dismantling of old columns of Number 4 gas holder, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 27/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311923 General view of new crown to Number 4 gas holder under construction, with Number 5 gas holder in background, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311924 View of new crown sheeting to Number 4 gas holder under construction, with tenement in Holyrood Road visible in background, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311925 General view of centre portion of crown sheeting to Number 4 gas holder under construction, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311926 General view of centre portion of crown sheeting to Number 4 gas holder under construction, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311927 General view of new crown sheeting to Number 4 gas holder with Number 5 gasholder in background, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 2/2/1933 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1311928 General view of guide carriages on tank wall and grips of Number 4 gas holder, Meadow Flat Gasholder Station, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh. 1932 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312380 View of two left column guided gasholder, Tanfield Gasholder Station, Edinburgh. 27/10/1991 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 144271 Site plan Title: The Scottish Gas Board, Central Division, Plan of Kinross Gasworks 16/2/1960 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309269 General view Portobello Gasworks, Edinburgh, in 1931, with pottery kilns in background. 14/10/1931 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1309270 View of gas holder with crown sheeting removed, exposing crown framing, Portobello Gas Works, Pipe Street, Edinburgh. 14/10/1931 Item Level

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