Workmen remove equipment from the former Bicester gas plant in Oxfordshire, England. – Vintage Photograph

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Workmen are seen dismantling equipment from the former Bicester gas plant in Oxfordshire, England. The 30-acre site has been purchased by Chaucer Estates Ltd, of London, to be developed into an industrial estate of factories and warehouses. The gas plant, which was built in 1968 at a cost of 2m, was closed within three years and the site had been on the market for some time before it was bought. The equipment being removed includes giant spherical storage tanks, which were the centre of controversy when they were first put up due to their shape. Another 30-acre site opposite the former gas plant has also been purchased this year for development, giving Bicester three industrial estates.Workmen are seen dismantling equipment from the former Bicester gas plant in Oxfordshire, England. The 30-acre site has been purchased by Chaucer Estates Ltd, of London, to be developed into an industrial estate of factories and warehouses. The gas plant, which was built in 1968 at a cost of 2m, was closed within three years and the site had been on the market for some time before it was bought. The equipment being removed includes giant spherical storage tanks, which were the centre of controversy when they were first put up due to their shape. Another 30-acre site opposite the former gas plant has also been purchased this year for development, giving Bicester three industrial estates.

Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm

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GOODBYE TO BICESTER’S GIANT GAS FLASKS A familiar sight is slowly disappearing from the Bices- ter skyline as workmen re- move equipment from the former Bicester gas plant. The 30-acre site has been bought by Chaucer Estates Ltd, of London, to be made into an industrial estate of factories and warehouses. All the gas producing plant is being removed from the site including these giant spherical storage tanks which were the centre of controver- sy when they were first put up becuase of their shape. The gas plant, which was built in 1968 at a cost of 2m. was closed within three years and the site, in Launton Road, Bicester, had been on the market for some time be- fore it was bought. Another 30-acre site oppo- site the former gas plant has also been bought this year for development. This will give Bicester three industrial estates. 20 AXZR have b 761 AN Z/61 AON Z Ekr