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Aberdeen, Cotton Street, Gasworks
Gas Works (19th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Cotton Street, Gasworks
Classification Gas Works (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Pittodrie Street; Miller Street; Gallowhills Gas Holder; Aberdeen Gas Works
Canmore ID 19992
Site Number NJ90NE 6
NGR NJ 9507 0661
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19992
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NE 6 9507 0661
(Location cited as NJ 950 064). Founded 1840, acquired by Aberdeen Corporation in 1871. This large vertical-retort works was closed in 1972 and jas been largely dismantled.
Two old holders, with cast-iron guides, still survive, as does an exhauster house with two horizontal steam engines (one by Waller of Stroud, the other by J Garvie Junior & Co., Aberdeen) and one vertical, by Waller, driving Waller exhausters. This group has been preserved by the Scottish Gas Board.
In the repair shop area small steam hammer by Cochrane of Barrhead, a Loudon Bros radial drill, and a small wooden 'foundry-type' crane.
J R Hume 1977.
(Location cited as NJ 946 074). Remains of a gasometer, Pitoddrie stadium.
Air photograph: AAS/00/12/ct.
NMRS, MS/712/100.
This site has only been partially upgraded for SCRAN. For full information, please check the Architecture Catalogue for Aberdeen.
January 1998.
