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Glasgow%u2019s first gas works for public supplies was known as Townhead and was opened for business early in September 1818 by the Glasgow Gas Light Company. A rival company, the City and Suburban Gas Company of Glasgow, acquired its Act of Parliament and in 1843 began to supply from Dalmarnock, in competition with the original Company. Oddly, both Companies included Glasgow Corporation%u2019s seal and motto on their letterheads. The Corporation was refused permission to establish a third network but was given powers to purchase both Gas Companies, which it did in 1869.These notes are from a rather dour booklet produced by the Corporation Gas Department to mark its %u201cabsorption in the nationalised gas industry on 1st May 1949%u201d. There are five photos, four being portraits of contemporary local politicians and one of Donald F. Young, the Deputy Manager. The forward by the Lord Provost is rather downbeat with his remarks on a Department %u201cwithout the glamour (of) more attractive industries%u201d, and %u201cthere have certainly been complaints%u201d! However, he did have the grace to mention that on 23rd December 1948 the Gas Department sent out 47,310,000 cubic ft of gas, the highest delivery in their long history.JBH%u2022 Issue 101 %u2022 December 2019 %u2022Historic Gas Timespage8page8TheHISTORIC GAS TIMESPublished quarterlyEditors: J.B. Horne and R. ThomasAnnual Subscription UK: %u00a38.00 | Overseas: %u00a315.00 | Via email: %u00a36.00 Cheques payable to: IGEM History FundHGT Subscriptions, IGEM House, 28 High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire DE74 2DAYou can now pay by Direct DebitIGEM members can subscribe alongside their membershipSubscription enquiries: +44(0) 1509 678 150 or visit www.igem.org.uk/news-and-publications/historic-gas-times/Letters and articles are welcome. Contact us at hgt@igem.org.ukThe front page image first appeared on a Christmas issue of the Segas Magazine, from the 1950s. (Courtesy Brian Sturt)The Pudsey company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1845 and first made gas the same year. They purchased the Farsley Gas Consumers Company in 1861 but didn%u2019t close the Farsley gas works until 1928. The UK Gas Corporation took control in 1938 and eventually Pudsey was connected to their West Yorkshire Gas Grid. This enabled gas production at Pudsey to cease on 30th June 1950, not long after Negas (Bradford Group) inherited the business. The official seal of the company is reproduced about twice actual size.JBH