2012

SU1485 : Site of gasholder, Iffley Road, Swindon (3 of 3) 03 November 2012

taken 11 years ago, near to Swindon, England

Site of gasholder, Iffley Road, Swindon (3 of 3) 03 November 2012
Site of gasholder, Iffley Road, Swindon (3 of 3) 03 November 2012
The hole once lay beneath a gasholder. Its depth is unknown to me as I couldn't get close enough to see to the bottom.
Iffley Road Gas Works, Swindon

Written by Brian Robert Marshall

Once upon a time a gasholder SU1485 : Gasholder, Iffley Road, Swindon stood at the junction of Iffley Road, Cobden Road and Harcourt Road. It was once part of the Great Western Railway factory and stored town gas made on the site for the Works. The gasholder survived a Nazi bombing raid in July 1942 and, through various changes of ownership since WWII, continued in service. However, in 2012 it was declared redundant and the gasholder was taken down leaving a large hole. The hole is destined to remain a hole until a plan to fill it in without causing unacceptable disruption has been devised....

...which it now has. Work started in July 2013 and the process of filling the hole is well under way. Access to the site is via Great Western Way, which will affect commuters but not local householders.

By the end of 2013 the hole was filled in and the site laid to topsoil. It remains in that state as of March 2014


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Brian Robert Marshall and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Energy infrastructure Suburb, Urban fringe Derelict, Disused People, Events Category: Gas holder or Gasometer other tags: Gasholder Gasholder Removed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SU1485, 345 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Robert Marshall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 November, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 3 November, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 141 856 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:34.1620N 1:47.8602W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 141 856
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 146 times
You are not logged in login | register