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The North Eastern Gas Board (NEGB), later North East Gas (NeGas) was a state-owned utility providing gas for light and heat to industries and homes in modern-day
West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, the
East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
and parts of
North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
.


History

The North East of England came instead under the Northern Gas Board. Modern day South Yorkshire (with the exception of the most northern parts of the Barnsley and Doncaster boroughs was also never under its remit; instead under the East Midlands Gas Board. It was established on 1 May 1949 under the terms of the Gas Act 1948, and dissolved in 1973 when it became a region of the newly formed British Gas Corporation, British Gas North Eastern, as a result of the Gas Act 1972. The board's headquarters were in
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
in buildings which later became administrative buildings for British Gas which were demolished in 2016. The infrastructure of the former North Eastern Gas Board now forms the Southern region of the region of
Northern Gas Networks Northern Gas Networks Limited is the British company responsible for distributing gas to homes and businesses across Yorkshire, the North East and northern Cumbria, England. Northern Gas Networks Limited is one of eight gas distribution networks ...
.


Gallery

File:The Gas Club obviously on Gasworks Street - geograph.org.uk - 779523.jpg, The Gas Club in
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
; a social club for employees (seen in 2008). File:Gas Conversion 1973 Barkerend Road Bradford - geograph.org.uk - 363857.jpg, Conversion to
natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
in Bradford, 1973. File:Leeds Gas Showroom, Eastgate, Leeds (11th August 2015).JPG, The NEGB's former showrooms on Eastgate, Leeds; now under private ownership (seen in 2014). File:Northern Gas Networks Plant - Holmes Street - geograph.org.uk - 986185.jpg, Infrastructure at the former Meadow Lane gas works,
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
(seen in 2008) File:Gas Holder - off Meanwood Road - geograph.org.uk - 580939.jpg, A gas storage site in
Sheepscar Sheepscar is an inner city district of Leeds in West Yorkshire England, lying to the north east of Leeds city centre. The district is in the City of Leeds Metropolitan Council. It is overlooked by the tower blocks of Little London and Lovel ...
, Leeds (seen in 2007) File:Full of gas needs a paint job - geograph.org.uk - 1115274.jpg, A gas storage site in
Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Cen ...
(seen in 2009) File:British Gas Building, New York Road, Leeds (geograph 5070827).jpg, The former headquarters (centre) being demolished in August 2016


See also

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Gas board The area gas boards were created under the provisions of the Gas Act 1948 enacted by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government. The Act nationalised the British gas industry and also created the Gas Council. History From the early 19th century ...
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Northern Gas Networks Northern Gas Networks Limited is the British company responsible for distributing gas to homes and businesses across Yorkshire, the North East and northern Cumbria, England. Northern Gas Networks Limited is one of eight gas distribution networks ...


References

{{reflist Government agencies established in 1949 Government agencies disestablished in 1973 1949 establishments in England 1973 disestablishments in England Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom Oil and gas companies of England Utilities of England Defunct companies based in Leeds