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[[Image:Im1900EnV90-p630.jpg|thumb| 1900. Saltley gas holder; internal view.]]
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1875 The Corporation of the City of Birmingham purchased the facilities of the [[Birmingham Gas Light and Coke Co]] and the [[Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Co]]
1875 The Corporation of the City of Birmingham purchased the facilities of the [[Birmingham Gas Light and Coke Co]] and the [[Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Co|Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Co]]


By 1927 the gas-department had five gas works, situated at [[Saltley Gas Works|Saltley]], [[Nechells  Gas Works|Nechells]], [[Windsor Street Gas Works|Windsor Street]], [[Adderley Street Gas Works|Adderley Street]], and [[Swan Village Gas Works|Swan Village]].
By 1927 the gas-department had five gas works, situated at [[Saltley Gas Works|Saltley]], [[Nechells  Gas Works|Nechells]], [[Windsor Street Gas Works|Windsor Street]], [[Adderley Street Gas Works|Adderley Street]], and [[Swan Village Gas Works|Swan Village]].

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1900. Saltley gas holder.
1900. Saltley gas holder; internal view.

1875 The Corporation of the City of Birmingham purchased the facilities of the Birmingham Gas Light and Coke Co and the Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Co

By 1927 the gas-department had five gas works, situated at Saltley, Nechells, Windsor Street, Adderley Street, and Swan Village.


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