Gas Light & Coke Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Imperial Gaslight Co
- London Gaslight Co
- North Thames Gas Board
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Battersea, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Beckton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Fulham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Kensington, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Leytonstone, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture
Coal & coke products manufacture
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Utility services
Gas production & supply
Notes:
Established 1812 as the first business to supply gas in London. Started tar production in 1818. Emerged as a very large supplier of gas in London and adjacent districts. 1870 opened very large works at Beckton. 1876 merged with Imperial Gaslight Co, Fulham. 1883 acquired works at Nine Elms from London Gaslight Co. Late 1940s nationalised when vested in North Thames Gas Board
Publications:
- Account of the Society, denominated the Associated Proprietors of the Gas Light & Coke Company; containing particulars of the rise, progress, principles, object and usefulness of that society by Box, James
- Always Under Pressure. A history of North Thames Gas since 1949 by Falkus, Malcolm E
- Building the first gas network, 1812-1820 by Tomory, Leslie
- Centenary of the Gas Light & Coke Co, 1812-1912 by Unknown
- Changing role of Watson House. Its contribution to gas sales and service over fifty years by Bruce, R D
- Competition and regulation in the early history of the London gas industry, 1800-1830 by Tomory, Leslie
- Day in the life of Westminster Gas Works by Unknown
- Early development of the British gas industry, 1790-1815 by Falkus, Malcolm E
- Gas in London. A divided city by Goodall, Francis
- 'Gas Light & Coke Co' in W H Beable, Romance of Great Businesses, Volume 2 by Beable, William H
- 'Gas Light & Coke Co, North Thames Gas Board' in D R Ridley & R S Fenton, Gas and Electricity Colliers. The seagoing ships owned by the British gas and electricity industries by Chesterton, D Ridley, & Roy S Fenton
- Gas Light & Coke Company. An account of the progress of the company from its incorporation, 1812-1912 by Unknown
- History of the British Gas Industry by Williams, Trevor I
- History of the Gas Light & Coke Company, 1812-1949 by Everard, Stirling
- LRS, 1928-78. A sketch of laboratory life by Gooderham, W J, & P W Graham
- Men behind the Meters. An account of certain activities of the Gas Light & Coke Company by Leigh-Bennett, Ernest P
- Record of Progress by Unknown
- Rogues, speculators and competing monopolies. The early London gas companies, 1812-1860 by Matthews, Derek
- Royal Society and the foundation of the British gas industry. The discovery of gas lighting by Hutchison, Kenneth I
- The Harnessed Flame by Unknown
- Watson House, 1926-1976 by Burden, F A
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Imperial Gaslight Co
- London Gaslight Co
- North Thames Gas Board
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Battersea, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Beckton, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Fulham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Kensington, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Leytonstone, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Oil, coal, coke, etc, products manufacture Coal & coke products manufacture
- Utility services Gas production & supply
Notes:
Established 1812 as the first business to supply gas in London. Started tar production in 1818. Emerged as a very large supplier of gas in London and adjacent districts. 1870 opened very large works at Beckton. 1876 merged with Imperial Gaslight Co, Fulham. 1883 acquired works at Nine Elms from London Gaslight Co. Late 1940s nationalised when vested in North Thames Gas BoardPublications:
- Account of the Society, denominated the Associated Proprietors of the Gas Light & Coke Company; containing particulars of the rise, progress, principles, object and usefulness of that society by Box, James
- Always Under Pressure. A history of North Thames Gas since 1949 by Falkus, Malcolm E
- Building the first gas network, 1812-1820 by Tomory, Leslie
- Centenary of the Gas Light & Coke Co, 1812-1912 by Unknown
- Changing role of Watson House. Its contribution to gas sales and service over fifty years by Bruce, R D
- Competition and regulation in the early history of the London gas industry, 1800-1830 by Tomory, Leslie
- Day in the life of Westminster Gas Works by Unknown
- Early development of the British gas industry, 1790-1815 by Falkus, Malcolm E
- Gas in London. A divided city by Goodall, Francis
- 'Gas Light & Coke Co' in W H Beable, Romance of Great Businesses, Volume 2 by Beable, William H
- 'Gas Light & Coke Co, North Thames Gas Board' in D R Ridley & R S Fenton, Gas and Electricity Colliers. The seagoing ships owned by the British gas and electricity industries by Chesterton, D Ridley, & Roy S Fenton
- Gas Light & Coke Company. An account of the progress of the company from its incorporation, 1812-1912 by Unknown
- History of the British Gas Industry by Williams, Trevor I
- History of the Gas Light & Coke Company, 1812-1949 by Everard, Stirling
- LRS, 1928-78. A sketch of laboratory life by Gooderham, W J, & P W Graham
- Men behind the Meters. An account of certain activities of the Gas Light & Coke Company by Leigh-Bennett, Ernest P
- Record of Progress by Unknown
- Rogues, speculators and competing monopolies. The early London gas companies, 1812-1860 by Matthews, Derek
- Royal Society and the foundation of the British gas industry. The discovery of gas lighting by Hutchison, Kenneth I
- The Harnessed Flame by Unknown
- Watson House, 1926-1976 by Burden, F A