EAW008132 ENGLAND (1947). Albert Bridge, the River Welland and environs, Stamford, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

gas barometer with sufficient volume of gas within to raise the tank halfway up in the retainer cage a lattice of steel to support the tank with roller guides. the tank is made of several iron rings with a gas tight seal so the inner ring can slide within themselves as they fill to reduce the depth of the blue brick built water tanks they sit in

coke or coal storage

coke & gas ovens the hot gas and tar collect in condensers within this building for separation and pumping to the barometers or tar vats for storage

gas storage barometer these are submerged in a deep water tank and as gas is produced from the gas ovens by baking coal to extract the tar and gas the gas is bubbled through the water and trapped in the cast iron flask that sits in the water tank this then rises with the volume of gas within also acting as a pressure to transport the gas around the town supply network. the tar produced was allowed to cool in 25lb cakes or larger quantities for storage or transporting and used for a variety of uses mainly road surface or repair by the use of a tar boiler which reheated the tar to a liquid to be spread on the road surface and granite chips rolled into working surface

gas storage barometer