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Originally Posted by steeljack
I'm getting a bit confused with this tar and coke thing , I allways thought the old style gas works used coal in some sort of "oven/retort" to get the gas out and the 'by product' was coke but don't remember tar being produced . (least not at Gt. Harwood gas works )
Anyone know how they got the "tar" out of the coal ? or was Tar produced by further processing of the coke , dont remember any gasometers near the coke works by the canal near Blythes
hope the above makes sense  |
yer only as confused as me steeljack,coke/coal cannot remember, seen the photos, was told the history, but senility has set in.
