Please share this information with anyone you think may be impacted by our work. Phase 1 of the historic building recording report has been prepared and a copy provided to the Council and Phase 2 of the report will be completed during the dismantling phase of the project.

As part of the wider dismantling programme, we are committed to working closely with communities to ensure the history of your holder is captured for future generations to learn from. We appreciate that to many these industrial structures represent a visual reminder of your local town’s history. There is no planned requirement for weekend work Capturing local history Hours of work: Monday – Friday 8am to 6pm (contractors may be on site from 7am setting up), Saturday mornings as required. Noise, odour and dust levels will be closely monitored, with appropriate suppression systems in place wherever possible. We have carefully appointed specialist contractors Keltbray Group whose priorities are to deliver this project safely with minimum impact to the local community. We will be taking the holder structure down and leaving the ground where it currently sits level, there are no plans to excavate the land beneath. The majority of holders in the UK are no longer operational, their ageing structures continue to require significant maintenance to keep them in a safe and visually acceptable condition - it’s not a sustainable option to maintain these redundant structures long term.įrom an environmental perspective, we are keen to see the land the holders occupy regenerated to provide a benefit to the community in the future. Gas previously stored in holder tanks is now more efficiently stored underground in the gas pipe network. Major investment into gas distribution has resulted in changes to the way we now store gas. I would like to provide you with the following brief introduction to the project and some key information you may find useful. Email from the owners SGN: Notification of major gas works: Dismantling Sydenham’s redundant gas holderĪs you may already be aware, we will be starting a programme of work to dismantle Sydenham’s redundant gas holder. Seems it’s finally end of the line for the stubborn old gas holders.ĭemolition begins in a week. Both structures could start below ground and rise halfway up the frame, so we would still get the tracery of the ironwork against the sky. The other could have a multi-purpose hall for sports, events and music performances, with other halls above. One could have swimming pool in the basement / well area, other sports on the next level, and an open air track on a roof terrace. My favoured use of the gasholders is for a new sports centre, which would allow the Bridge to be redeveloped for housing. If half the available land is ruled out of contention, then the costs of dismantling and cleaning up after the gasholders become less appealing, and the plans would in any case need a complete revision. It’s all incredibly complex and technical, but HE decide on all cases. We are waiting for Historic England to rule on the extent of the Hall’s curtilage. The satelite structures of a listed building, in this case, bowling green pavilion, sports ground and tennis courts, all have the same protection as their parent listed building. I think the current issue is that while they have the right to demolish the gasholders, a large amount of land they plan to develop is being reassessed as potentially legally protected curtilage.

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