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Crystal Palace District Gas Company , 1854-1904 x South Suburban Gas Company , 1904-1949
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The Crystal Palace District Gas Company served Norwood, Dulwich, Streatham, Brixton, Sydenham, Forest Hill, Beckenham, Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth and Anerley.
History:
Deed of settlement, 10 March 1854, registered 1854 under Joint Stock Companies Act. By deed of demise from Sydenham Gas and Coke Company, 16 August 1854, acquired that company's works. Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1858. Name changed to South Suburban Gas Company from 1 August 1904. Nationalised in 1949 and placed under the control of the South Eastern Gas Board.