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    The document discusses the history of gas production in Stalybridge beginning in 1818 and the formation of the Stalybridge Gas Light Company in 1828. It then summarizes the construction of a new generating station between Stalybridge and Mossley in the late 1800s/early 1900s to produce electricity. The generating station helped lower production costs and prices charged to consumers compared to other areas. An expansion was planned to increase capacity and meet growing demand from industrial and other customers.

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    The manufacture of coal­gas in Stalybridge began in the year 1818, when Mr. John Leech, cotton manufacturer, erected a gas­making plant, and introduced gas into his mills. The sight was a novelty, and large numbers of people came from adjacent places to see the mills lighted up an night. Before the formation of a public gas company, gas was manufactured by mill­owners on their own premises, amongst others by the following firms :­ Mr. George Adshead, Stayley New Mills ; Messrs. Harrison ; and Mr. Cheetham, Castle Street Mills ; in addition to the pioneer installation at Grosvenor Street Mills Originally typed for http://stalybridgetown.wixsite.com/history/stalybridge-gas-works

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    Centenary of The Stalybridge Gas Works

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    The document discusses the history of gas production in Stalybridge beginning in 1818 and the formation of the Stalybridge Gas Light Company in 1828. It then summarizes the construction of a new generating station between Stalybridge and Mossley in the late 1800s/early 1900s to produce electricity. The generating station helped lower production costs and prices charged to consumers compared to other areas. An expansion was planned to increase capacity and meet growing demand from industrial and other customers.

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    Centenary of the Stalybridge Gas Works

    ThemanufactureofcoalgasinStalybridgebeganintheyear1818,whenMr.JohnLeech,
    cottonmanufacturer,erectedagasmakingplant,andintroducedgasintohismills.Thesight
    wasanovelty,andlargenumbersofpeoplecamefromadjacentplacestoseethemills
    lightedupannight.Beforetheformationofapublicgascompany,gaswasmanufacturedby
    millownersontheirownpremises,amongstothersbythefollowingfirms:Mr.George
    Adshead,StayleyNewMillsMessrs.HarrisonandMr.Cheetham,CastleStreetMillsin
    additiontothepioneerinstallationatGrosvenorStreetMills.

    SometradesmenhaditbroughtfromManchesterinairtightbags,speciallymadeforthe
    purpose.Awellknowndruggistandatinplateworkerformedperhapsthefirstlocaljoint
    stockgascompany.Theformerprovidedtheresinofwhichtheyintendedtomakeit,the
    lattersuppliedthepiping,retortandagreatironpot.Afterfiringsometime,andnotseeing
    thegasholderrise,oneofthem,withalightedcandleinhishand,tinkeredwithhis
    gasometerwiththeresultthatthegasrushedoutandwentoffwithagreatclaplikethunder.
    Thegasholderwasblownintheair,justgrazingtheman'sshoulder.Theywerethe
    pioneersofgasmakinginStalybridge.

    StalybridgeGasLightCompanywasformedin1828,withworkswherethepresentworks
    nowstand,butontheAstleyEstatesideofthebrook.Intheyear1871aworkswasbuiltat
    MossleyforthesupplyofMossley,MicklehurstandSaddleworth.

    Onthe31stJuly,1885,byActofParliament,theaboveundertakingwastransferredtothe
    CorporationsofStalybridgeandMossley,thepurchasepricebeing126,000payableby
    Stalybridgeand84,000byMossley.

    Thepriceofgasin1830was15S.per1,000cubicfeet.

    THE NEW GENERATING STATION

    TheNewGeneratingStationoftheJointBoardissituatedhalfwaybetweenStalybridgeand
    Mossley,onwhatisknownastheHartsheadSite,whichcontainstwentysixacresandis
    suitableforanyextensionsoftheStationnecessarytosupplythewholeofthedistrict,for
    whichtheJointBoardhavethenecessaryPowerstosupplyelectricity.

    www.stalybridgetown.com
    byStalybridgeBusinessForum
    SupportingBusinessinStalybridge

    TherearelargereservoirsontheSitewithaholdingcapacityofaboutsixmilliongallonsof
    water.ThesereservoirsareaveryvaluableassettotheBoardastheysupplythe
    condensingwaterrequiredbytheTurbinesduringperiodswhentheflowoftheriverTameis
    belownormal.

    AtthepresenttimeTwoTurbinesof15,000horsepowereachareerectedintheStation.One
    oftheserunsfullyloadedallday,andthenecessarysteamissuppliedfromfourBoilers
    eachwithacapacityforevaporating35,000lbs.ofsteamperhour.

    TheGeneratingStationisatpresentproducingelectricityataslowacostasanyGenerating
    Stationinthecountry,andthemonthlyreportsshowthatsincetheStationhasbeenin
    operationthequantityofCoalusedperunitsoldtotheconsumershasbeenreducedfrom3
    lbs.to2lbs.,areductionof33and1/3rdpercent.

    TheJointBoardissellingelectricalenergyataloweraveragepricethananyother
    Undertakinginthecountry,thechargesforelectricalenergysuppliedtotheCottonMills
    beingabout1/2d.perunit.

    Owingtothenumerousapplicationsforadditionalsuppliesfromnewconsumers,theBoard
    havedecidedtoapplyforsanctiontotheElectricityCommissionersfortheborrowingofan
    additional170,000inordertodoublethecapacityoftheworks.

    Owingtothelowpriceschargedforpowerpurposes,alargenumberofCottonMillsand
    otherindustrialUndertakingsarefindingthatitisabettercommercialpropositiontouse
    electricityfordrivingpurposes,ratherthantoinstalltheirownsteamenginesandboilers.

    TheBoardhaverecentlyadoptedasystemof1/intheslotmetersforsupplyingthe
    CorporationHousingSchemeswithelectriclight.OwingtothelowchargesmadeforStreet
    Lightingpurposes,theCorporationsofStalybridgeandHydearegraduallyadopting
    electricityforStreetLighting,andconsequentlyagreatimprovementistakingplaceinthe
    lightingofourstreets.

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    byStalybridgeBusinessForum
    SupportingBusinessinStalybridge

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