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<p><font size="1">When you head north out of Kings Cross Station, you'll notice huge gasometers - gas storage tanks - that dominate your view on the left hand side. These outstanding monuments to a bygone industrial age were originally erected in the 1860's by the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company and then rebuilt by the Gas, Light and Coke Company between 1879 and 1881. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">At the time, street and domestic lighting were provided by gas and gasometers were a common site in towns and cities throughout Britain. </font></p>
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