Biggar Gasworks Museum
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Biggar Gasworks Museum
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Jul 1994
The retort house. Coal was heated anaerobically and the resultant gas passed up the ascension pipes to the hydraulic main across the top. The coal residue was then known as coke and could be burnt as a smokeless fuel.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.623351
Longitude
-3.527632