Gas Museum, Industrial heritage museum in Leicester, England.
Description
The Gas Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Leicester housed in a former gasworks gatehouse with a clock tower. The collection spans two floors and contains more than 4,000 objects that trace the development of gas technology.
History
The museum was established in 1977 as the John Doran Museum after engineers gathered historic gas equipment throughout the 1970s. This collection became the foundation for the exhibitions shown today.
Culture
The exhibition displays a fully furnished 1920s kitchen with period gas appliances that reflect how households embraced this technology. These rooms show the role gas played in domestic routines and how it changed the way people worked at home.
Practical
The museum operates on limited weekday hours and requires advance booking for group visits. It's best to check current opening times and visit conditions before planning your trip.
Did you know?
The collection features surprising gas-powered devices like radios, hair dryers, and irons from different historical periods. These unusual objects reveal how widely gas technology was applied before electricity became the dominant energy source.
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