| 31. | Richmond Gasworks opened in 1848, and Richmond began to develop into a significant town.
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| 32. | It also had a gasworks, brewery, and an aviary where canaries were bred.
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| 33. | Neilson retired from Glasgow Gasworks in 1847.
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| 34. | Until 1908 it operated on gas which it produced from a gasworks on the site.
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| 35. | The manor also required power and in 1883 a gasworks was built to the west.
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| 36. | April 1858 saw the company start its search for land to erect the gasworks on.
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| 37. | It continues under Oxpens Road and rejoins the Thames immediately upstream of the Gasworks Bridge.
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| 38. | A large gasworks waited on Wharf Lane.
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| 39. | In 1872 a siding was added to serve the gasworks adjacent to the tweed mill.
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| 40. | However Penicuik gasworks closed in 1956, removing the last regular traffic from the extension.
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