The Gas house , Ruabon

[sigrid7]

I have a painting that is labelled as the Gas house, Ruabon. I have googled the name but all I get is agency listings for houses to rent/buy.

Does/did this place exist? Or am I on a fruitless search? Is the name just a nickname and therefore that's why I can't find anything about it?

Has anyone heard of this house or know anything about it?

Thanks for reading.

[Gadget]

There's ref to a Job Jones, residing at the Gas House, Ruabon , who was killed while loading bricks near the station. on 1 October 1889, in the Cambridge Daily Mail.

GAdget

[Gadget]

A Gasometer marked on this map:

https://maps.nls.uk/view/102341228#zoom=7&lat=4769&lon=7522&layers=BT

[sigrid7]

Thanks very much Gadget. I thought it was a made up house! Someone called Rose lived there at some point. I have no idea when she did, but I would presume this was within the last 100 years. I am just waiting to download a pic of the house, but the technology is slow! Then I will upload it.

[sigrid7]

I am having trouble uploading as it says it's too big a file...

[Gadget]

If it is where the Gasometer is/was, it's close to what was, in my day, the Boys Grammar School.

I'd really love to see the picture 

Can you reduce it to less that 500kb. Otherwise, I could make it smaller for you - send me a PM.

[sigrid7]

Hope this works!

[sigrid7]

Gadget - is this the Gas House then? Does it still exist?

[Gadget]

It's not showing in the Address finder.

WRJones lives in that area so I'll PM him to see if he knows.

Gadget