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| Picture No | 12481052 |
| Date | 1842 |
| Description | Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London |
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Men at work in the retort house of the gas works at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. The retort house contained the retorts (vessels) in which coal was heated to generate the gas. At this time the streets were lit by gas.
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| Source | Engraving by Andrew after Timbrill in 'The Penny Magazine', February 1842, page 85 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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