Northern Gas Board

Note: This is a sub-section of the Area Gas Boards

1948 One of 12 Area Gas Boards established by the government to operate the nationalised gas industry, each a separate body with its own management structure. Companies and other bodies nationalised and included in this area:

• Annfield Plain and District Gas Co
• Appleby Corporation
• Bishop Auckland District Gas Co
• Blyth Gas Co
• Brancepeth Co
• Carlisle Gas Co
• Cleveland Gas Co
• Cockermouth Urban District Council
• Darlington Corporation
• Guisborough Gas Co
• Hartlepool Gas and Water Co
• Hexham Gas Co
• Houghton-le-Spring District Gas Co
• Keswick Gas Co
• Maryport Urban District Council
• Middlesbrough Corporation
• Northallerton Consumers Gas Co
• Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Gas Co
• Penrith Urban District Council
• Redcar Corporation
• Richmond Corporation
• Shotley Bridge and Consett District Gas Co
• South Bank and Normanby Gaslight and Coke Co
• Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas Co
• Stockton-On-Tees Corporation
• Sunderland Gas Co
• Whitehaven United Gas Co
• Wigton Gas Light and Coke Co
• Workington Corporation

1973 The Area Boards became Regions of the British Gas Corporation.

See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information

• [1] National Archives