Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- York Gas Company; 1912-1948
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Formed by a merger of the two competing local private gas companies. The inherited Monk Bridge gas generating site was extended in 1847 and the Hungate site sold in 1850. The works and supply areas were extended various times by Act of Parliament. There… read more
Legal status
Suppy area extended by Act of Parliament:\n1844: 7 & 8 Vic c.74 (local and personal act)\nGas works extended:\n1878: 41 Vic c.43 (local act). \nName changed and supply area extended to 7 mile radius of Ouse Bridge:\n1912: 2 & 3 Geor V c.71.\… read more
Functions, occupations and activities
Supplied gas for lighting purposes originally, then for cooking from 1884. A new gas works was built in 1880-85 with direct railway connection for supply of coal. The plant was closed down in the 1950s.
General context
Formed by a merger of the two competing local private gas companies. The inherited Monk Bridge gas generating site was extended in 1847 and the Hungate site sold in 1850. The works and supply areas were extended various times by Act of Parliament. There… read more
Relationships area
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
Sources
VCH York.