Gas Companies

Advert for Bournemouth Gas & Water Co.

Gas appliances. Bournemouth Gas & Water Water Co. Branch Showrooms 153, High Street, Poole. Tel. Bournemouth 1801. Poole Guide 1932.
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Bournemouth Gas and Water Co. lorries

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Two Bournemouth Gas and Water Company lorries, converted for coal gas motor fuel during WW1, with drivers, standing in front of Poole Gas Works. c.1917.
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Green Road

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Green Road, nos 1-7 with coal transporter.The buildings further down were Gas Board properties (Bournemouth Gas & Water Co) until approx. 1947. They were built on the 'Black Water' which was gradually filled in with town's refuse from about 1910. Photographer Stanley Swain
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High Street

Museum Ref No: D_High_Street_0193
High Street c.1960. Beech Hurst and Gas showrooms (No.153).
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Mount Street

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High Street/Mount Street, May 1953. Bournemouth Gas Undertaking's Showroom in High Street. Public Library in Mount Street.
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Poole Gas Company staff, 1860

Museum Ref No: BEAM_0050
Staff of Poole Gas Company, 1860. Manager - Mr John Budden; Secretary - Mr Martin Kemp-Welch; Accountant - Mr Joseph Barter. Sepia photograph. JPBC
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