Quote Originally Posted by Duncan Disorderly View Post
A lot of locals worked at the Gas Board works and we were never allowed to play football in the street when they let out - far too many cars, my youngest brother actually got knocked down one night - not too much damage though, just a HUGE bump on his head. The car park opposite the works was only put there in the early 70’s, I remember it as being full of prefabs - some of mum’s friends lived there - and they were posh - they had a fridge!! Actually, when the prefabs were knocked down, we got their fridge!
Yes the MGB coupe was orange. The microwave tower was erected in a day in 1968. The car park was made around 1967. Later they blocked off the Spofforth Rd entrance to the gas depot (it was not a works anymore) and the vehicles entered via Alfred St and Picton Rd.

The gas depot had sealed up tunnels in the Picton Rd wall that once allowed trains to enter from the Edge Hill sidings with coal to make the gas.

The tower was to control gas valves to allow gas into certain areas and and maintain supply and pressure. All by microwave.