London Photo Gallery - Oval Gasworks

During Victorian times, gas holders were built to store the gas supply. As technology improved, the gas could be stored in the pipe network and these holders became obsolete. Across the country, they were decommissioned and demolished, but the Oval Gasworks luckily escaped that fate. The 2 hectare site is being repurposed into residential buildings, with over 730 new units expected here, including a set of new apartments being built inside the wrought iron gas holder's frame. While there were 4 gas holders here, only the largest one received Grade II status from Historic England and will be preserved. Gasholder No. 1 was built in 1847 and rebuilt in 1879. September 2025 May 2025