Weymouth Gas Consumers Co

of Weymouth
1835 The gasworks in Westwey Road were built and owned by Wm. Wharton Burdon M.P.
1866 Burdon sold the gasworks to the Weymouth Gas Consumers Co..
1929 Built a gasholder in Broadwey.
1933 A new gasworks was built at the same site in Weymouth.
1949 Vested in the Southern Gas Board
1958 Production ceased; a supply was obtained from Poole.
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Manufactured Gas Industry in England: Volume 3 Gazetteer. Historic England
