The Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register from the 21st of October 1871 reported “LAYING THE FOUNDATION" STONE OF THE NEW GAS WORKS. A short time ago a company was formed for the purpose of supplying the neighbourhood of Holt and Farndon with gas, and the shares were quickly bought up. The site fixed upon for the new works is in the quarry in Dee Lane, Holt, and they will be from the designs of Mr J. T. Hall, the engineer, of Prescott. Mr Robert Poole, Dawley, is the contractor for the ironwork, and Mr Lewis, mason, for the stonework, which is obtained from the quarry. There will be five retorts, and a holder 41 feet in diameter, retort house, purifying house, lime house, meter house, governor's house, and offices. The walls are already in some places about fifteen feet high, and the whole building is expected to be completed and ready to supply gas in December. Gas Company formed in 1871. In 1895 John Hughes was Manager of the Holt & Farndon Gas Co. Ltd. In 1911 the Holt Gas Company was in Liquidation (Possibly Holt, Norfolk?). In 1914 The Owners were A. and L. Crowther. Supplied Holt near Wrexham and Farndon, in Cheshire. The office was at "Gas Works, Holt, Cheshire" but the telegraphic address was "Gas Works, Farndon, Cheshire". In 1923 the annual gas production was 1.5m and the owner A. Crowther. In 1935 R. A. Crowther was the Owner & Manager. The annual gas production was 1.5m cu.ft. for 106 customers of whom 50 had slot meters. Three miles of mains. One holder, capacity 14,000 cu.ft.. 49 cookers, four gas fires and 20 public lamps in use. Price 9/10d. per thousand. There were no references in the Board of Trade or other returns for subsequent years. The gasworks were believed to have closed, and supply abandoned. The gasworks were visible on the 1872 to 1953 OS maps.