31. Richmond Gasworks opened in 1848, and Richmond began to develop into a significant town. 32. It also had a gasworks , brewery, and an aviary where canaries were bred. 33. Neilson retired from Glasgow Gasworks in 1847. 34. Until 1908 it operated on gas which it produced from a gasworks on the site. 35. The manor also required power and in 1883 a gasworks was built to the west. 36. April 1858 saw the company start its search for land to erect the gasworks on. 37. It continues under Oxpens Road and rejoins the Thames immediately upstream of the Gasworks Bridge. 38. A large gasworks waited on Wharf Lane. 39. In 1872 a siding was added to serve the gasworks adjacent to the tweed mill. 40. However Penicuik gasworks closed in 1956, removing the last regular traffic from the extension.
