Albert Road gas holder, Potters Bar

Name: Albert Road gas holder
Address: Potters Bar, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Potters Bar

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Facts and practical information

The Albert Road gas holder in New Barnet, north London, is a disused gas holder on the site of the former New Barnet Gas Works with a capacity of 2,000,000 cubic feet of gas. It was built for the Barnet & District Gas and Water Company and came into use in 1934. It was decommissioned around 2009. ()

Coordinates: 51°39'13"N, 0°10'20"W

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Barnet (East Barnet)Potters Bar United Kingdom

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Day trips

Albert Road gas holder – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hadley Wood Golf Course, Christ Church Cockfosters, Covert Way, New Barnet War Memorial.

0.7 miNE
Golf
Hadley Wood Golf Course, London
19 min walk • Hadley Wood Golf Course is a golf course in Hadley Wood, in the London Borough of Enfield. The course opened in 1922 in the grounds of Beech Hill Park, a grade II listed building. The associated stables are also grade II listed. The course was designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie.
0.9 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church Cockfosters, Potters Bar
23 min walk • Christ Church, Cockfosters, is a conservative evangelical Anglican church in Chalk Lane, in the north London suburb of Cockfosters. It is about 200m from Cockfosters Underground station.
0.5 miN
Park
Covert Way, Potters Bar
13 min walk • Covert Way is the only Local Nature Reserve in the London Borough of Enfield. It is also part of the Hadley Wood Golf Course and Covert Way Field Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, and it has an area of 7 hectares.
~1570 ftSW
Memorial
New Barnet War Memorial, London
8 min walk • The New Barnet War Memorial stands on a triangular plot at the junction of Station Road and Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet. It is grade II listed with Historic England.
0.7 miSW
Park
Highlands Gardens, Potters Bar
19 min walk • Highlands Gardens is a small park in New Barnet at the western end of Leicester Road, on the corner with Abbotts Road. The park was opened in 1931 in the grounds of Highlands House which was demolished in about 1972 and replaced by flats.
0.4 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Lyonsdown, Potters Bar
12 min walk • Holy Trinity Lyonsdown is a Church of England parish church in New Barnet, London. The church was built in 1866. The first incumbent was William Gibbs Barker.
~1580 ftNW
Park
Tudor Sports Ground, Potters Bar
8 min walk • Tudor Sports Ground is a public park between Clifford Road and the East Coast Main Railway Line in New Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of Barnet's 'Premier Parks'.
1 miE
Cemetery, Park
Trent Park Cemetery, London
26 min walk • Trent Park Cemetery is a cemetery run by the Islington and Camden Cemetery Services located in Cockfosters Road, Cockfosters, north London. It is adjacent to Cockfosters tube station and Trent Park.
1 miW
Area
King George's Fields, London
26 min walk • King George's Fields is a 28 hectare Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Monken Hadley in the London Borough of Barnet.
1.1 miW
Nightlife
The Red Lion, Monken Hadley Common
30 min walk • The Red Lion is a grade II listed public house in the High Street, Chipping Barnet, London. The pub dates from the 15th century and was one of the coaching inns for which Chipping Barnet was famous. It lies on the Great North Road, of which High Street, Chipping Barnet, forms a part.
1.1 miSW
Area
Northern Line Embankment, London
28 min walk • The Northern line Embankment between Totteridge and Whetstone and High Barnet tube stations on the Northern line is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in the London Borough of Barnet.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Albert Road gas holder?

Nearby attractions include New Barnet War Memorial, London (8 min walk), Tudor Sports Ground, Potters Bar (8 min walk), New Barnet Congregational Church, Potters Bar (10 min walk), Holy Trinity Lyonsdown, Potters Bar (12 min walk).

How to get to Albert Road gas holder by public transport?

The nearest stations to Albert Road gas holder:

Bus

Hail & Ride Lawton Road • Lines: 384 (2 min walk)

Train

New Barnet (10 min walk)
Hadley Wood (27 min walk)

Metro

High Barnet • Lines: Northern (25 min walk)
Cockfosters • Lines: Piccadilly (26 min walk)