Difference between revisions of "British Gas Light and Coke Co"
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1824 Made a cash call on its subscribers<ref>The Morning Chronicle, December 17, 1824</ref> | 1824 Made a cash call on its subscribers<ref>The Morning Chronicle, December 17, 1824</ref> | ||
1826 C. Green made a balloon ascent from the works of the company at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent<ref>The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser, October 10, 1826</ref> | 1826 [[Charles Green (1785-1870)|C. Green]] made a balloon ascent from the works of the company at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent<ref>The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser, October 10, 1826</ref> | ||
By 1837 The [[British Gas Light and Coke Co]] had obtained a monopoly on gas supply. | By 1837 The [[British Gas Light and Coke Co]] had obtained a monopoly on gas supply. | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 17 May 2014
of Lombard St, London
1824 Two parishes in Hull entered contracts with the company to light them with coal gas[1]
1824 Made a cash call on its subscribers[2]
1826 C. Green made a balloon ascent from the works of the company at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent[3]
By 1837 The British Gas Light and Coke Co had obtained a monopoly on gas supply.
1839 The Commercial Gas Light and Coke Co bought the British Gas Company's London district for a knockdown figure. Deed of settlement, 1839.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- London Metropolitan Archives [1]