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The Fakenham Gasworks Museum
Heritage Open Day: One of the last intact gas works left in the world, see how 'Town Gas' was made with displays of some of the gas appliances sold to make life easier in the home. For Heritage Open Days, displays of local history, the work of local artists and more. The first Fakenham Gas works was built by local man R.P. Spice in 1846, this was his first but he went on to become one of the most well known Gas engineers of the 19th century, the current works dates from the very early 20th Century and still retains all the equipment needed to produce gas from coal and to process the by-products produced.
The Museum has a large collection of Gas Lighting, Gas Water Heaters, Gas fires, Gas Refrigerators, Gas washing Machines, Dryers and Irons. With Gas meters for the home and industry.
The Museum has a large collection of Gas Lighting, Gas Water Heaters, Gas fires, Gas Refrigerators, Gas washing Machines, Dryers and Irons. With Gas meters for the home and industry.
Today
The Fakenham Gasworks Museum, Hempton Rd., Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 7LA
Fri 12 Sep:1000-1300; Sat 13 Sep:1000-1600; Sun 14 Sep:1000-1600; Thu 18 Sep:1000-1300; Fri 19 Sep:1000-1300; Sat 20 Sep:1000-1600; Sun 21 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry.
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