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Standing Building Recording

Date January 2020 - August 2020

Event ID 1126768

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1126768

NS 47308 64277 A historic building survey was undertaken of redundant Gasholder No. 4 on Well Street in Paisley, in advance of demolition. The work took place between January and August 2020.

Gasholder No. 4 and several governor and instrument houses are all that remain of a once large and highly regarded gasworks and holder site, praised for its combination of gas and electrics which saved labour hours as new automated methods were adopted. Constructed in 1890, the gasholder is a late example of its double order, double tier Type 14 column guided design, with its Type F circular patterned horizontal girders. It is the oldest surviving telescopic gasholder in Scotland and was the largest at the time of its construction. It is also the only one of its kind that remains with the ornamental classical detailing making it a thing of beauty as well as a functional industrial structure. The gasholder is a celebration of its location in Paisley with the old crest-of-arms on the column pedestals. Later phases of the site operation are shown with automation systems and safety fixtures.

A second ‘Phase II’ site visit was undertaken during the demolition of the gasholder which identified a brick-built and concrete-faced tank with stepped-out design on its outer face and a central dumpling which had slumped in one area. Guide rails were seen set within the tank wall along with a trussed frame crown support structure. A dry well housing the gas mains and syphon pipework was also identified.

Archive: NRHE

Funder: SGN

Diana Sproat, Gemma Hudson and Robert Usher −

AOC Archaeology Group

(Source: DES Volume 21)

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