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Sketch Plan of Marple Gasworks c1938 showing its location in Marple and buildings housed within the site: coke plant, offices, boiler houses, weight bridge etc. on A3 paper.

Three black & white photographs of Gas Works and Gasometer at Marple Bridge from several angles, on card.
Situated at Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, early 1970's.
Postcard with black and white photograph of Mr G.E.H. Keiller, Engineer & Manager of…

Miscellanous information : From Displays headings, details of James Platt in 1845, Chronological information Marple Gas to Nationalisation.Transcribed article from Stockport Advertiser 4th April 1952 p4 c3 : Gas production ceases in Marple…

Photocopy of Memorandum of Association of the Marple Gas Co.Ltd. giving names and addresses of subscribers, signed and dated June 1865. 3 pages on A3 paper
Certificate of Incorporation dated 4th July 1865

Photocopy of handwritten letter by Joel Wainwright to Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, London, advising them of the winding up and disposal of property of the Marple Gas Company Limited.

Photocopy of information from Gas Department of its undertakings in the Marple Area listing gas mains, meters, cooking stoves and charges along with its responsibilities. On card.

Two original copies of Acts dated 1886 and 1911.
Transfer of undertakings from Marple Gas Co Limited to Marple Local Board : 1886
Act to confer further powers to the Marple Urban District Council with regard to their gas undertakings. 1911

Photocopy of memorandum from John J Ward, Registered Plumber of Marple for monies due for installation of gas fittings totalling £15.10s.0d. dated 1910.

Original and Photocopy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Marple Gas Company Limited dated 16th January 1865.

Booklet entitled The 'Gas Question' in Marple 1887 : Acquisition of the Marple Gas Company by the Marple (Cheshire)Local Board by D E Loverseed, 1993.
History and development of Gas in Marple with table of Shareholders.

Ring bound book entitled "A History of the Marple Gas Undertaking 1845 - 1949" by David Loverseed, published by the North West Gas Historical Society 1993. Consists of fourteen chapters covering company's history from period pre-1845 to 1949, table…