Biggar - Gasworks Museum

In 1812 after the London Gas Light and Coke Company - the world's first gas company - was entrusted with the task of supplying gas lights to streets and private houses, gas works enjoyed a period of rapid growth. By 1839 even a rural community such as Biggar had its own gas works.

When it finally closed in 1973 it was converted into a museum, the only preserved coal-gas works in Scotland.