tarboat's photos with the keyword: gas

Outside the National Grid liquid petroleum gas storage site at Partington in Manchester. This was once the site of a large town gas works. Since my visit the site has been closed and completely cleared.

Remains of one of the buildings at the Rhydymwyn Valley Works near Mold. This large site was used for the processing of poison gas munitions during WWII. The finished shells and bombs were stored in nearby tunnels.

National Grid gas storage site at Partington in Manchester. This was once the site of a large town gas works to which this was a main entrance. Since my visit the site has been closed and completely cleared.

Jackup drilling platforms on the Tay at Dundee. The nearest platform is the Valaris 121 which was built in 2013 and is registered in Liberia. Designed to operate in the harsh environment of the North Sea the platform can be lifted up over 350ft on its legs. It is currently at work on the gas field off Bridlington.

National Grid gas storage site at Partington in Manchester. This was once the site of a large town gas works but then became a major natural gas facility which was used to boost supply at times of peak demand. Since my visit the site has been closed and completely cleared.

National Grid gas storage site at Partington in Manchester. This was once the site of a large town gas works to which this was a main entrance. Since my visit the site has been closed and completely cleared but the gates remain.

This plant plant has a capacity to treat 8.5 million cubic metres (300 million cubic feet) per day at standard conditions of sour gas from offshore. The gas is brought ashore via a 51 centimetres (20 inches) diameter, 33 km long pipeline. The plant separates methanol (used for hydrate inhibition), water and condensate from the gas stream. The gas is sweetened with an amine solvent to remove sulphur compounds down to 3.3 ppm hydrogen sulphide and 35 ppm mercaptans. The hydrocarbon dew-point of the gas is reduced by mechanical refrigeration to a quality suitable for pipeline transportation. The treated gas is piped to Connah's Quay Power Station at 30 bar via a 27 km pipeline. Any gas surplus to the fuel requirements of the power station is further treated and delivered to the Burton Point terminal of the National Transmission System. The site is owned by eni Liverpool Bay Operating Company Ltd, a subsidiary of eni UK Ltd. It is built near the site of a former colliery, which closed in August 1996. Approval for the site was given in February 1993, to be constructed by Hamilton Oil (of Denver, USA). BHP bought Hamilton Oil in 1991. The amount of gas to be brought onshore would be enough to provide electricity for half of Wales. Construction took place in 1994. eni bought BHP Billiton's interest in the Liverpool Bay Development in April 2014.

This plant plant has a capacity to treat 8.5 million cubic metres (300 million cubic feet) per day at standard conditions of sour gas from offshore. The gas is brought ashore via a 51 centimetres (20 inches) diameter, 33 km long pipeline. The plant separates methanol (used for hydrate inhibition), water and condensate from the gas stream. The gas is sweetened with an amine solvent to remove sulphur compounds down to 3.3 ppm hydrogen sulphide and 35 ppm mercaptans. The hydrocarbon dew-point of the gas is reduced by mechanical refrigeration to a quality suitable for pipeline transportation. The treated gas is piped to Connah's Quay Power Station at 30 bar via a 27 km pipeline. Any gas surplus to the fuel requirements of the power station is further treated and delivered to the Burton Point terminal of the National Transmission System. The site is owned by eni Liverpool Bay Operating Company Ltd, a subsidiary of eni UK Ltd. It is built near the site of a former colliery, which closed in August 1996. Approval for the site was given in February 1993, to be constructed by Hamilton Oil (of Denver, USA). BHP bought Hamilton Oil in 1991. The amount of gas to be brought onshore would be enough to provide electricity for half of Wales. Construction took place in 1994. eni bought BHP Billiton's interest in the Liverpool Bay Development in April 2014.

A memory of the gasholder in Macclesfield just before demolition in late 2016.

Remains of one of the shell filling buildings at the Rhydymwyn Valley Works near Mold. This large site was used for the processing of poison gas munitions during WWII. The finished shells and bombs were stored in nearby tunnels. If you look carefully you can still see the camouflage paint on the walls.

The retort benches at the Poynton gasworks have partially survived even though the works closed along with the local collieries in August 1935. The clay retorts are over six feet long and around 13 inches high. This is looking inside one of the retorts that last produced gas all those years ago. Housing development now threatens the site.

Gas bill for 1850-51 issued by the Macclesfield Gas Light Company. 5s 0d per 1,000 cubic feet used. I note that it was not paid until October 1851; would they would have been cut off these days for delaying payment for so long?

The station gas meter at the Fakenham Gadsworks. This was manufactured in 1929 by the Gas Meter Co. of Wigan and was used to record the amount of gas produced compared with the amount of coal consumed by the retorts. After measurement the gas passed to the gasholder.

The Fakenham Gasworks Museum is a real gem and highly recommended to anyone interested in industrial history. At one time the works employed 8 men and supplied 500 homes.It closed in 1965 but was preserved and made into a museum in 1987. It is the only complete surviving gasworks in England. This is the retort house which dates from 1907 - 1910 with 14 retorts grouped around two furnaces. The ascension pipes can be seen rising from the retorts to feed the gas and by-products into the hydraulic main above. The hydraulic main was essential to stop gas feeding back when the retorts were opened for recharging.

140 hp Crossley gas engine driving a Siemens dynamo generating set at the Brunner Mond soda ash works in Winnington, Northwich c1900.

Cambrian Gas Ltd at Queensferry was established in 1990. It is Cheshire & North Wales' largest independent LPG supplier.

The Anson Engine Museum is one of those special places, a museum run by enthusiasts rather than 'professional museums people'. As a consequence it is interesting and presented at a level that requires rather more intelligence than the average amoeba at which most museums seem to aim these days. This view shows just one of the halls in which a wide range of oil, gas, and even a few steam, engines are presented and run. They specialise in engines built in the Manchester area but this does not preclude examples from further afield. If you are in the area on one of their running days then it is a must see!

Gasholder at Neepsend, Sheffield, with the artificial ski slope behind.