50p for the meter anybody?
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50p for the meter anybody?
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 29 Jun 1988
Not your usual domestic prepayment gas meter! A W C Holmes "Connersville" meter. Effectively a Roots blower in reverse with the gas flow turning the rotors and driving a precise metering mechanism. This was at the now demolished Hawthorn Coking Works, Murton.
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Image Location
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54.807358
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-1.394768