Gas production began here in 1825 and the site closed in 1965. Gas was produced from coal by heating. The present retort house was built 1846. Equipment and gas holder remain and the building is converted into a museum. This is the only town gas works surviving in the UK.
--- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). TF 9129M-N,Q-R,AD-AE,AF-AH,AK. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1987. Duke casts expert eye on restoration projects. 20 May. |
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 92 NW 16. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 459; Pl 97. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984-1988. [Articles on the restoring of Fakenham Gas Works to be used as a museum]. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1984. Eastern Daily Press. 27 February. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1984. Eastern Daily Press. 29 March. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1984. Eastern Daily Press. 6 April. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1984. Eastern Daily Press. 11 April. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1984. Eastern Daily Press. 29 June. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1986. Eastern Daily Press. 8 February. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1984. Eastern Daily Press. 29 June. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1986. Eastern Daily Press. 26 August. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1986. Eastern Daily Press. 4 December. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1987. Eastern Daily Press. 26 August. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. Museum delights research pair. 6 September. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Station cattle trough found on housing site. 20 April. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Dereham and Fakenham Times. 1993. Historical sites volunteers 'need more support'. 15 May. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1998. Steam runs out of gas museum repair bid. 24 July. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Bit to boost gas museum. 8 December. |
--- | Newspaper Article: 1987. Eastern Daily Press. 20 May. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Unique to Norfolk. 16 March. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Life's a gas as museum is given a fresh start. 28 May. |
--- | Photograph: 1984. Photograph's of Gas Holder, Fakenham Gar Works.. Black and white. |
--- | Photograph: 1987. Fakenham Gas Works. Print. |
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--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. 'Step on the gas' plea. 20 July. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Industrial heritage is threatened. 7 April. |
--- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF464. |
<S1> | Fiche: Exists. |
<S2> | Article in Serial: Wilson, G.B.L.. 1973?. The Small Country Gasworks.. Newcomen Soc.Trans.. Vol 46, p 4. |
<S3> | Monograph: Falconer, K.. 1980. Guide to England's Industrial Heritage.. p 2. |
<S4> | Article in Serial: Shaw, M. 1984. The Preservation of the Fakenham Gas Works. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 29 pp 5-8. |
<S5> | Article in Serial: Ashley, J. 1987. The Fakenham Gas Works: Making Town Gas. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 32 pp 37-41. |
<S6> | Unpublished Document: DTZ Pieda Consulting. 1999. Fakenham Town Gasworks Museum. Feasibility Study. Interim Findings. |