Gasometer

Gasometer located near the Kelly House

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The Ashton gasometer was a round brick building used to store coal gas. The gas was used to heat and light the mill and village across the river in the late 1800s. The coal gas was produced from a coal furnace located in Lonsdale, around three miles down the Blackstone River. The gas was then piped up from Lonsdale to the gasometer. The gas was then piped back across the river for use in the Asthon Village. The reason the gasometer was located across the river was in case there was a fire or explosion. This way it was further from the company housing and the mill.