London Gas Museum

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The museum building in 2018 London Gas Museum, Twelvetrees Crescent (geograph 5720663).jpg
The museum building in 2018

The London Gas Museum was a museum in Bromley-by-Bow in east London, England.

It was situated on Twelvetrees Crescent, London E3 3JG, on the eastern side of the River Lea and near to Bromley-by-Bow tube station. The building dates from 1905 when it was part of a gas works and is still known as the London Gas Museum for post. [1] Amongst other exhibits, it held a gas-powered radio, and an assortment of survey maps for gas companies. [2]

Closure

In 1998, the museum started preparing to close, and distributed its collections to various entities. [2] The former contents were merged with the collection in the Leicester Gas Museum. [3]

The building is now occupied by offices. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "London Gas Museum". levyllp.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "London Gas Museum". The National Archives. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "National Gas Museum". nationalgasmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

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