Litherland, S. (2001). Salvage Recording on the Site of the Former Gasworks, Gas Street, Birmingham, West Midlands (Report No. 618.2). Birmingham: Birmingham Archaeology.

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Title:		 Salvage Recording on the Site of the Former Gasworks, Gas Street, Birmingham, West Midlands (Report No. 618.2)
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Number of Pages:		 25
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 A programme of salvage recording was undertaken on the site of an early gasworks. The work consisted of two main elements. The first comprised architectural recording of walls that had to be rebuilt as part of the overall refurbishment of the grade II* listed Retort House and Retort House Extension. The second element of the work consisted of a watching brief of groundworks for several new blocks of flats located over three former gas holders situated on lad to the south of the Retort House. The programme of salvage recording provided much additional information concerning the form of the early gasworks. In particular, the knowledge of the original layout of the 1822-1828 gasworks was greatly enhanced, including the topography of the site and the design of the Retort House. The survival of buried remains of the gasworks were demonstrated to be high, largely due to the dumping of material on the site after the gasworks had closed. The survival of any plant associated with gas production was demonstrated to be minimal, mainly because there was extensive reclamation of portable materials after gas production ceased and the design of the gasworks was changed. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 Steve Litherland
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Publisher:		 Birmingham Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2001
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Location - Auto Detected: Retort House
Location - Auto Detected: Street Birmingham West Midlands
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2001 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: FORMER GASWORKS, GAS STREET, BIRMINGHAM
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Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Birmingham
Monument: FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FUEL STORE. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SP06258647
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Postcode: B1 2LB
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009