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Revision as of 11:23, 5 February 2011
| Stuart Street Power Station | |
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| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′09″N 2°11′34″W / 53.4858°N 2.1929°W |
| Commission date | 1900 |
| Decommission date | 1975 |
grid reference SJ873988 | |
Stuart Street Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated at Bradford, Greater Manchester in North West England.
History
The station was built in 1900 and was fitted with generating equipment from companies including Babcock and Wilcox, Yates and Thom, and the Electrical Co. Ltd.[1] In 1904, two 6000 horsepower marine triple-expansion engines driving flywheel alternators were installed. A turbine driven generator was installed in 1907.[2] Coal was supplied from Bradford Colliery via a tunnel containing a conveyor belt.[3] Ash from the boilers was taken away by rail and dumped in the nearby Clayton Vale.[4][5]
The station was closed in 1975[6] and demolished in the late 1970s, with the cooling towers being demolished in February 1978.[7] The area has been redeveloped and the site is now the location of the Manchester Velodrome.[4]
References
- ^ "Power Stations in Greater Manchester" (PDF). http://www.msim.org.uk/. 2001. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Manchester Electricity Supply 1935". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Bradford Colliery". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ a b "Philips Park History Walk" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Clayton Vale History". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Walter Warrington Collection". The National Archives. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Stuart Street Power Station". Science & Society Picture Library. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
External links
- Photograph - the station seen from the Ashton Canal towpath
- Photograph - the station's cooling towers
- Photograph - an internal view of the station
- Photograph - the station's control panel
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