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[[image:WW(SGB)-10.jpg|thumb| 1961. Scotland's high pressure gas distribution system.]]
[[image:WW(SGB)-5.jpg|thumb| 1961. Section of the 12 inch steel pipe in Clackmannanshire, on the northern appraoch to the River Forth.]]
1948 One of 12 [[Area Gas Boards]] established by the government to operate the nationalised gas industry, each a separate body with its own management structure. Companies and other bodies nationalised and included in this area:
 
1961 Senior personnel:


* Chairman Sydney Smith, C.B.E., M.INST.GAS E., F.INST.F.  
* Chairman Sydney Smith, C.B.E., M.INST.GAS E., F.INST.F.  
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* Part-time Members  
* Part-time Members  
** The Right Honourable the Earl of Balfour, F .R.S .A.  
** The Right Honourable the Earl of Balfour, F .R.S .A.  
** Sir John Carm.ichael, K .B .E.  
** Sir John Carmichael, K .B .E.  
** F. Donachy, O.B.E.  
** F. Donachy, O.B.E.  
** The Right Honourable the Lord Geddes, C.B.E., D.L., M.A.  
** The Right Honourable the Lord Geddes, C.B.E., D.L., M.A.  
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** Chief Financial Officer A. F. Pollock, M.A., B.COM., C.A.  
** Chief Financial Officer A. F. Pollock, M.A., B.COM., C.A.  
** Area Manager D. Beavis, A.M.I.MECH.E., M.INST.GAS E. <ref>[[Westfield Gas Works: Commemorative Booklet]]</ref>
** Area Manager D. Beavis, A.M.I.MECH.E., M.INST.GAS E. <ref>[[Westfield Gas Works: Commemorative Booklet]]</ref>
1973 The Area Boards became Regions of the [[British Gas|British Gas Corporation]].


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
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Revision as of 16:25, 31 March 2020

1961. Scotland's high pressure gas distribution system.
1961. Section of the 12 inch steel pipe in Clackmannanshire, on the northern appraoch to the River Forth.

1948 One of 12 Area Gas Boards established by the government to operate the nationalised gas industry, each a separate body with its own management structure. Companies and other bodies nationalised and included in this area:

1961 Senior personnel:

  • Chairman Sydney Smith, C.B.E., M.INST.GAS E., F.INST.F.
  • Deputy Chairman H. R. Hart, T.D., M.S.M.A., F.s.s.
  • Full-time Member D. D. Melvin, M.INST.GAS E.
  • Part-time Members
    • The Right Honourable the Earl of Balfour, F .R.S .A.
    • Sir John Carmichael, K .B .E.
    • F. Donachy, O.B.E.
    • The Right Honourable the Lord Geddes, C.B.E., D.L., M.A.
    • Sir David Milne, G.C.B.
    • Sir Robert Nimmo, J .P. (Chairman of the Consultative Council)
  • Principal Officers
    • Secretary A. T. Herd Chief Engineer T. S. Ricketts, M.INST.GAS E.
    • Chief Financial Officer A. F. Pollock, M.A., B.COM., C.A.
    • Area Manager D. Beavis, A.M.I.MECH.E., M.INST.GAS E. [1]

1973 The Area Boards became Regions of the British Gas Corporation.


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