1. Retort Houses: These were large brick or stone buildings, where coal was heated in retorts to produce gas.
2. Gas Holders: These were cylindrical tanks that were used for storing gas, which enabled it to be distributed to customers during periods of peak demand.
3. Purification Plants: These were used to clean the gas of impurities such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide.
4. Coal Storage Facilities: Gasworks required vast quantities of coal, and so they had large stores where coal was kept.
5. Chimney Stacks: The process of gas production was highly polluting, and so gasworks had tall chimney stacks to vent the toxic fumes into the atmosphere.
6. Gas Mains: The gas produced by the gasworks was transported to distribution points throughout the city via a network of underground pipes.
7. Control Rooms: Gasworks required highly skilled workers to monitor the production and distribution of gas, and so they had control rooms where the process was monitored.
8. Worker Housing: Many gasworks were located in towns or cities, and so they provided housing for workers and their families.
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