Gas holder

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Gas holder by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.

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Gas holder

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 16 Jan 2009

There were two such familiar 'gasometers', but one was bombed during WWII. The plant didn't explode, but the torrent of water released drowned nearby residents.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
51.433493
Longitude
-2.599818