"Preston It's a Gas!" Winckley Square Guided Walk

Join Peter Wilkinson, Friend of Winckley Square and Archivist for the National Gasworks Archive, Warrington on this fascinating guided walk.

Preston was the first town outside London to have a public gas supply.

On this really interesting guided walk you will visit key locations around the city centre including the site of the first gas works, the obelisk where the opening ceremony took place in Feb 1816, the coal yards and some of the buildings first lit by gas.

The walk starts in the centre of Winckley Square Gardens.

Booking and pricing

Tickets for this walk cost £5 each.

To book your tickets now, visit Try Booking - "Preston It's a Gas!" Winckley Square Guided Walk.

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