View of old stone gas-holder from NW.
ML 1125
Description View of old stone gas-holder from NW.
Date 3/1969
Catalogue Number ML 1125
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 358506
Scope and Content View from north west of stone gas-holder at Musselburgh Gasworks, East Lothian The stone gasometer-house at Musselburgh Gasworks was erected in 1831 for the company serving Musselburgh and Portobello established in that year. It survived until 1970, by which time the container itself had long disappeared. The stone gasometer-house was ventilated by tall windows, originally containing wooden slats or louvres. The structure at the top of the roof is all that remains of a wooden slatted cupola. For (mistaken) safety reasons, the first gas-containers were housed in stone or brick buildings. However, these could trap an explosive mixture of leaked gas and air. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/356843
Attribution: © RCAHMS
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
