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Gasometer,Church Road (now demolished)

Photographed against the night sky

Photo:The gasholder, built in 1877, that used to stand to the west of Andrew's Old Church in Church Road, Hove. It was the first tank to be constructed of large concrete blocks set in cement to form a perfect circle.

The gasholder, built in 1877, that used to stand to the west of Andrew's Old Church in Church Road, Hove. It was the first tank to be constructed of large concrete blocks set in cement to form a perfect circle.

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This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments:

Why, oh why, didn't Tesco include the gasholder in its design? This could have been made into offices or a cafe or flats etc. Why, oh why, was the wall knocked down and the houses removed?! Why didn't Tesco set the whole supermarket back to keep the local history in place? Oh well, enough said!

By Andrew Buck (19/07/2005)