| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
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| Address |
1 - 21 Chief Street BROMPTON |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Charles Sturt Council |
| Polygon Type |
D - item has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridge |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Brompton Gasworks [Designated as a place of archaeological significance] |
| Registered Name |
Brompton Gasworks |
| Significance |
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE
The Brompton Gasworks site has significant historic associations with South Australia's industrial development from 1863 to 1964. The Gasworks influenced the early pattern of industrial and economic growth in western Adelaide during the late 19th and early 20th century. The site was a catalyst for the early industrial growth of the region, supplying an efficient fuel supply from 1863 onwards for manufacturing needs. The works are an integral part of the industrial history and character of the western suburbs, a reminder of an earlier way of life and an industry no longer practiced today.
The Gasworks site also demonstrates rare qualities of cultural significance, being the only surviving former 19th and early 20th century coal carbonisation gasworks industrial site extant in South Australia. While retort furnaces and equipment have been removed, there is sufficient remaining building fabric of significance - retort houses, chimney, purifying house and ancillary buildings - to understand the scale and functions of the place during its period of operation. The site also has a special association with what became the SA Gas Co, an organisation of historic importance to South Australia. The SA Gas Co was established in response to the need for heating and lighting in the young colony, becoming publicly listed in the year of its foundation (1861). Testimony to its significance were the many prominent South Australians who served as company directors, including its first Chairman Henry Ayers.
STATEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESIGNATION
The former Brompton Gasworks site played a significant role in the industrial development of western Adelaide and was in operation for more than one hundred years. During that time, various changes in the methods for gas production were reflected in the technologies installed, the design of new structures and modifications to existing structures at the site. Some of these changes are apparent in the surviving structures, including the remaining walls and chimney which illustrate the functional requirements of a horizontal retort coal carbonisation gas plant of the late 19th century. Others are no longer present. The site has archaeological significance as it is likely that it will yield information that will inform a better understanding of these gas production processes and the significant periods of development of the Brompton Gasworks. |
| Subject Index |
Utilities - Gas Works |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
23-OCT-2018 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Charles Sturt |
| State Heritage ID |
26449 |
| Heritage Number |
27546 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
b - it has rare, uncommon or endangered qualities that are of cultural significance
g - it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5781/429 R1093 CA,CT 5781/435 R2359 CA,CT 6055/957 F218912 A95-100,CT 6055/958 F207183 A91,CT 6013/918 F45833 A3 |