From what I can tell, there are less than 5 gas holders left in the north of England, which is incredible really as most towns used to have at least one, with bigger towns and cities having several dotted around the place.
This is listed and has therefore survived the purge of the remaining ones that happened over the last ten years. I’m not entirely sure what differentiated those that were were listed from those that were not, but this one must have had something of particular heritage value to merit a listing.
The official listing reads: Gasholder. 1878-9, by J Hepworth, engineer. Cast- and wrought-iron and concrete. Cylindrical rising vertical tank set in concrete pit, has had its iron-plate cladding removed leaving exposed iron ribs (done before listing). Guiding frame is of 3 tiers of 12 plain round cast-iron columns with ball and spear finials, held together by lattice girders and bracing. Previous listing regarded this as first use of concrete in north of England.
Maybe the first use of concrete is what was the deciding factor in listing? Alas, the internet doesn’t record such trivia. But it’s an interesting survivor, and very accessible from a photographic perspective. The early afternoon winter sun made for some tricky light from an exposure perspective and I couldn’t help but burn out the sky on the right, but it did make for some interesting high contrast effects.
As the site is no longer used by Transco, it has been sold off and is now used for storage.
Mechanical Landscapes 
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