Gasworks at Nine Elms Battersea 1958 George Elgar Hicks Section 42 of the original

Section 42 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty

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organisations or venues that have sometimes been forgotten or overlooked

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Gasworks at Nine Elms Battersea 1958 George Elgar Hicks Section 42 of the originalThe 19th century gasworks in Nine Elms, Battersea were built by the Gas Light and Coke Company. In 1952, after lengthy reconstruction following the Second World War damage, a new coal handling plant and jetty were built at Nine Elms to expand the works. Coal continued to be brought to the site directly from the ships on the Thames. By the late 1950s, the industry was rapidly diminishing. Since many local people worked at the plant, the loss was felt