2nd & 3rd December 2023
Sudbury Gasworks, School Lane, Sudbury, Derbyshire, DE6 5HZ
Peak District Artisans first exhibited at the newly restored Sudbury Gasworks with a Christmas Art Fair in December 2023.
Unfortunately plans to return for an Autumn Art Fair in 2025 had to be shelved. We do hope to return to this architecturally interesting venue at some time in the future
The Gasworks was built around 1874 and produced gas for Sudbury Hall and many houses in the village. Dismantled in 1930s the building quickly fell into disrepair, however local volunteers formed Sudbury Gasworks Restoration Trust in 2014 to save the building and after being awarded National Lottery Heritage Grant Funding in 2019 the building is now fully restored.
The building comprises the original Grade II listed brick building, featuring a vaulted ceiling with exposed iron work and red brick walls, and a glazed link leading to the Gas Holder, a unique and stunning round room constructed on the foot-print of the original gas holder.