West Midlands Gas Board
| State-owned utility overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 May 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1 January 1973 |
| Type | Gas board |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Wharf Lane, Solihull |
The West Midlands Gas Board was a state-owned utility area gas board providing gas for light and heat to industries and homes in parts of Cheshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire (including Birmingham) and Worcestershire.
It was established on 1 May 1949 under the terms of the Gas Act 1948, and dissolved in 1973 when it became a region of the newly formed British Gas Corporation, British Gas West Midlands, as a result of the Gas Act 1972.