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NW - NORTH WESTERN GAS BOARD AREA
MAC - MANCHESTER CORPORATION
Ref No
NW/MAC/DRD
Acc No
BG/1
Title
MANCHESTER - Droylsden
Description
Droylsden Station was founded in 1851 by the Droylsden Gas Company and was run by them until 1856 when the firm dissolved. Droylsden New Gas Company Ltd. then took over the Station until it was sold to Manchester Corporation in 1869. This site closed in 1949.
Date
1851 to 1949
Places
Code
Set
NW/DRD
Manchester - Droylsden/Greenside Lane/Manchester/Lancashire/North Western/Gas Works
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