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Bath Gas Works

A looming iron circular tower, the gasometer has long been a telling sign of how much gas the city is using. At peak times the crown of the holder falls with increased consumption. When the works here were built it was insisted that they were far enough away from the city so they would not spoil the views. When built in 1818 they were on the edge of the city, enclosed in a wooden shed. Generating most at night, Bath Gas Works supplies the necessary gas for the street lamps and The Bath Corporation, the local authority of the time, uses this to promote the fact that the streets of Bath are lit to wealthy tourists, so they shan't walk the streets in fear of being attacked. The company is often in court for polluting the local rivers, but people aren't particularly worried about the environmental effects of the pollution. In fact, factories down the river, such as the wool plant at Twerton, use the water from the river for cleaning.
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