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Falmouth Gas Co

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of Falmouth

1819 gas was made at the Royal Hotel by Wynn. (James Wynn, New Hotel, Falmouth)

1831 Gas making plant was supplied to James Wynn of Falmouth by the Neath Abbey Ironworks.

1866 A New Company was formed - the Falmouth Gas Coal & Coke Co. Ltd.

1890 The Falmouth Gas Co. Ltd. was incorporated.

1893 J. W. Buckley (Engineer and Manager of Falmouth Gas Co. [1]

1905 Mr. Hoare, engineer and manager, Falmouth Gas Co.[2]

By 1913 there was a CWG plant and a Sulphate plant

A new gas holder was built by Willey, which was still in use in 1960s.

1915 there were three gasholders plus a CWG relief GH.

1949 Vested in the South Western Gas Board

1957 Gas production ceased

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Western Daily Press - Monday 03 July 1893
  2. ↑ Royal Cornwall Gazette - Thursday 03 August 1905
  • The Manufactured Gas Industry in England: Volume 3 Gazetteer. Historic England
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