This was what went up for sale. John Marshall Henderson was declared bankrupt in 1879.
Alnwick Mercury, 12 October 1878:
"...Auction at the Dock Hotel, in 7 lots......comprising the gas works, with main and house pipes, machinery, house, store, sheds and buildings connected with the same;
Kiln Bank House, with stables and loft adjoining, and garden;
A front shop and dwelling house in rear, with back office in opening leading to Victoria Street;
A dwelling house, with 5 rooms, and yard, and back offices;
Two cottages in Victoria Street, and two gardens, and a garden at south end of Victoria Street.
There is a grand opportunity for establishing a Company at Amble to carry on the Gas Works, the gas pipes being already laid and everything in working order."
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