Hendon, Commercial Road, gas holder

HER Number:
13618

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hendon, Commercial Road, gas holder

Place:
Hendon

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Gas Storage Tank

Site Type: Specific:
Gas Holder

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
This dates to 1860 by Thomas Hawksley for the Sunderland Corporation Gas Company. Cast and wrought iron. Cylindrical iron piers have panelled decoration at junction with rails and on pointed finials. Telescopic gas holder with guide towers. This type of structure was invented in 1824 and had reached a great level of sophistication by the 1890s. This structure dates to the 1860s. The gas holder is a complete example with only minor and insignificant alterations to the original structure. Nationally there are four listed gas holders including this example.

Easting:
4081

Northing:
5544

Grid Reference:
NZ40815544

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Dagmar Richardson, TWM Archaeology, 2011, The Former Hendon Gas Works Site, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment; Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Historic or Architectural Interest 920-1/5/53; Archaeological Research Services Ltd. 2014, Gas Holder, Commercial Road, Hendon, Sunderland, Historic Buildings Recording