This photo take 15 June 1932 shows the gasometers
in their full glory. The tower of St George's Church
can be seen to the left.
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Looking west down Brentford High Street where the
tower of St George's Church can just be seen in
the centre.
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Almost the same photo as the first above but some
of the clutter of the buildings in the foreground has
been removed.
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Looking from west to east now with a hint
of St George's Church on the right.
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This 1976 photo appears to be looking down on
Ealing Road with the Gas Works on the right,
the gasometer on the left and just to the
right of the gasometer St George's Church
with the Steam Museum tower behind.
Image care of 'Looking Back' by Eddie Menday, 1995.
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This photo looks to have been taken from atop the tower
of St George's Church looking west over what is now
Waterman's Park. Some buildings are definately not
worth saving and gladly this is one of them!
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A lot of the old Brentford Gas Company
buildings are no more. The gasometers
could still be seen up until the late
1980s.
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A fabulous image of the old gasometers
of the old Brentford Gas Company
dwarfing St George's Church.
This image circa 1966.
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And then it was gone. This image shows
the footprint of where the gasometer once
stood, the site cleared for redevelopment
into Capital West in Holland Gardens.
This image circa 1998.
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