Lay-out of gas works; Morriston works; block plans. c. 1919-1924

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Swansea Gas UndertakingD/D Ga/S

Bills And Acts of Parliament, And LawsuitDD Ga S/1/hub

Bills And Acts of Parliament, And Lawsuits, ContinuedDD Ga S/2/hub

Shareholders, Registers, Etc.DD Ga S/3/hub

Financial RecordsDD Ga S/4/hub

Correspondence, Specifications, Estimates, Reports, Statistics, Etc. Relating To The Oystermouth Road WorksDD Ga S/5/hub

Morriston WorksDD Ga S/6/hub

Manufacturing Programme, Reports, Statistics, Etc.DD Ga S/7/hub

Addresses And Papers ReadDD Ga S/8/hub

Gas RefereesDD Ga S/9/hub

General StrikeDD Ga S/10/hub

InsuranceDD Ga S/11/hub

Gas MetersDD Ga S/12/hub

Railway SidingsDD Ga S/13/hub

MiscellaneousDD Ga S/14/hub

Slides, Taken C.1919-1924DD Ga S/15/hub

Lay-out of gas works; Morriston works; block plans. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/1-5

General views: site before construction; Retort house, cranes, C.W.G. plant, and oil storage tank; Aerial view of works, showing first coal gas section; General view looking west. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/6-9

Carburetted water-gas plant: Lay-out; Foundation; Steelwork and coke hoppers; Crane and C.W.G. pant; C.W.G. plant, large set; Top charging platform; Charging platform; Grate drive; C.W.G. plant; general view; Air blowers. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/10-19

Retort house: Pile driving for retort house; Crane gantry and retort house steelwork; Retort house steelwork; First stage in building retort bed; General view of horizontal retort's, and discharge side; Main flue, under retort bench; Crane elevating coke from retort house; Boiler house and chimney, crane .gantry and retort house; Oystermouth road, retort house (3). c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/20-30

Coke and coal handling plant: Diagram drawing; Sectional drawings (8); Foundations; Coal handling plant to retort house; Grabbing pit; Coal being tipped into pit. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/31-44

Coal hopper: Crane; Oystermouth road, coal hopper. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/45-46

Coke screening plant: Top of plant. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/47

Detarrers and condensers: Coal gas cyclone detarrer and water cooled condenser; coal gas condensers (2). c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/48-50

Coal gas meter house: Foundations; meter house steelwork; View of meter house. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/51-53

Coal gas purifiers; Diagram of test piles for foundations (2); Purifiers, partly built; Purifying boxes. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/54-57

Coal sidings: Morriston works coal sidings (2). c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/58-59

Governors: Station governor; Boosters; Booster house; Oystermouth road district governor. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/60-63

Tar plant, external view. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/64

Tar and liquor wells: excavation, preparation, foundations (5), interior. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/65-72

Engine house: General lay-out drawings (3); Preparation of ground; Showing piles in ground; Foundations (4); Ferro-concrete piles and slabs; Steelwork, boiler house chimney in background; D.C. generators and control panel (3); Bellis & Morcom; steam driven generators; Oystermouth Road D.C. generator (gas driven). c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 17/73-88

Gas compressors: Steam driven horizontal gas compressor. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/89

Livesay washer and scrubber: Foundations; External view. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/90-91

Wet station meter, Interior drum. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/92

Sulphate of ammonia plant: Exterior view during construction. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/93

Boiler house: Steel work. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/94

Gas-holder no.5: Base; foundations; Interior; Partly erected; Exterior (part only); Platform showing guide carriages (2); Completed gas-holder. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/95-102

Gas-holder no.6: Foreground showing foundation and steelwork of C.W.G. plant in background. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/103

Water tower: Scaffolding; Completed tower. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/104-105

Producer charging doors: Firebrick assembly. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/106

Piles: Manufacture and storage. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/107

Charts, 1928: Specific gravity of coal gas; Calorific value of coal gas; Analysis of coal gas. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/108-110

Elevation of gas plant, illustrating flow of gas from manufacture to distribution. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/111

By-products: charts. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/112

Laboratory Block. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/113

Residence: Superintendent's residence on site. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/114

Office: Main block on site. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/115

Showrooms, Wind Street, Swansea. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/116

tisements: Various (6). c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/117-123. Adver

Labour complement of carbonising plant. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/124

Unidentified. c. 1919-1924D/D Ga/S 117/125

PhotographsDD Ga S/16/hub

Acts And OrdersDD Ga S/17/hub

Minutes And ReportsDD Ga S/18/hub

Agreements, 1830-1909DD Ga S/19/hub

Letter BookDD Ga S/20/hub

InsuranceDD Ga S/21/hub

Financial RecordsDD Ga S/22/hub

RentalsDD Ga S/23/hub

SalesDD Ga S/24/hub

StockDD Ga S/25/hub

WagesDD Ga S/26/hub

Price ListDD Ga S/27/hub

Employees' Co-Partnership And Savings SchemeDD Ga S/28/hub

Employees' Superannuation FundDD Ga S/29/hub

Employees' Co-Partnership And Savings Scheme And Employees' Superannuation FundDD Ga S/30/hub

PhotographDD Ga S/31/hub

Swansea Harbour, C.1860-70DD Ga S/32/hub

Account BookDD Ga S/33/hub

CorrespondenceDD Ga S/34/hub

Swansea, Cardiff And Newport Gas UndertakingsDD Ga S/35/hub

Swansea Gas UndertakingDD Ga S/36/hub