And Southern England too....
Isn't the one behind St. Pancras a listed building? I remember reading
something about them having to move it to allow the major construction work
for the station. IIRC they've carefully dismantled it and put it in storage
for the duration.
Julian
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From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Demise of a Landmark
> Those open steel framework gas holders dotted the landscape all over
> industrial northern England in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Ugly things.
>
> jh
>
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> From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, 06 October, 2003 09:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Demise of a Landmark
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> > We used to have variable volume gas towers here of a different design.
> > The tower was just an open steel framework, like permanent scaffolding.
> > The part that held the gas was like a giant inverted cup. I assume the
> > inside was smooth and the seal was inside at ground level. Also, the
> > structure itself likely provided the compression weight. You could see
> > how full they were by their height. Gone many years ago without any
> > explosive fuss.
> >
> > Moose
> >
> > John A. Lind wrote:
> >
> > > There were numerous gas towers built across the U.S. during the
> > > mid-1950's. ..........
> > > They stored natural gas in gaseous state and the tower is a "variable
> > > volume" design. There was a large circular and slightly domed plate
> > > that rode up and down inside the tower on bearings as the volume of
> > > gas storage changed. The tower was smooth on the inside and seals
> > > around the edge of the plate. To provide a regulated pressure on the
> > > the gass, the plate was weighted down by thousands of concrete
> > > blocks. Those blocks had to be removed before the rest of the tower
> > > was brought down.
> >
> >
> >
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