North Western Gas Board
From Graces Guide
Note: This is a sub-section of the Area Gas Boards
1948 One of 12 Area Gas Boards of the Gas Council established by the government to operate the nationalised gas industry, each a separate body with its own management structure. Responsible for the North West Region. Companies and other bodies nationalised and included in this area:
- Accrington District Gas and Water Board
- Altrincham Gas Co
- Ashton Gas Co
- Ashton-In-Makerfield Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Blackpool Corporation: Gas Department
- Barnoldswick Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Bentham Gas Co
- Blackburn Corporation: Gas Department
- Bolton Corporation: Gas Department
- Bollington Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Burnley Corporation: Gas Department
- Broadbottom Gas Co
- Bury Corporation: Gas Department
- Barrow-In-Furness Corporation: Gas Department
- Buxton Corporation: Gas Department
- Carnforth Gas Co
- Chorley Corporation: Gas Department
- Chester United Gas Co
- Chapel, Whaley and District Gas Co
- Clitheroe Corporation: Gas Department
- Colne Corporation: Gas Department
- Crewe Undertaking, LM&S Railway Co
- Darwen Corporation: Gas Department
- Dukinfield Corporation: Gas Department
- Haslingden Union Gas Co
- Heywood Corporation: Gas Department
- Hindley Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Hollingworth Gas Co
- Hoylake Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Kendal Corporation: Gas Department
- Kirkham Gas Co
- Kirkby Lonsdale Gas Co
- Lancaster Corporation: Gas Department
- Leigh Corporation: Gas Department
- Leyland Gas Co
- Liverpool Gas Co
- Longridge Gas Co
- Littleborough Gas Co
- Lytham St. Annes Corporation: Gas Department
- Lymm Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Manchester Corporation: Gas Department
- Malpas Gas Co
- Marple Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Macclesfield Corporation: Gas Department
- Middleton Corporation: Gas Department
- Middlewich Gas Light and Coke Co
- Milnthorpe Gas, Coal, Coke and Lime Co
- Morecambe and Heysham Corporation: Gas Department
- Mossley and Saddleworth Gas Co
- Nantwich Gas Co
- Nelson Corporation: Gas Department
- New Mills Urban District Council: Gas Department
- North Cheshire and District Gas Co
- Northwich Gas Co
- Oldham Corporation: Gas Department
- Ormskirk District Gas Co
- Oswaldtwistle Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Padiham Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Poulton-Le-Fylde Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Prescot and District Gas Co
- Preston Gas Co
- Radcliffe, Farnworth and District Gas Co
- Ramsbottom Gas Co
- Rochdale Corporation: Gas Department
- Rossendale Union Gas Co
- Salford Corporation: Gas Department
- Sandbach Gas Co
- Sedbergh New Gas Co
- Southport Corporation: Gas Department
- Stockport Corporation: Gas Department
- Stretford and District Gas Board
- St. Helens Corporation: Gas Department
- Tyldesley Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Ulverston Urban District Council: Gas Department
- Wallasey Corporation: Gas Department
- Widnes Corporation: Gas Department
- Westhoughton Consumers Gas Co
- Whitchurch (Salop) Gas Co
- Wilmslow and Alderley Edge Gas Co
- Wigan Corporation: Gas Department
- Winsford Gas Co
- Warrington Corporation: Gas Department
1973 The Area Boards became Regions of the British Gas Corporation.
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Sources of Information
- [1] National Archives