Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,256 pages of information and 244,497 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Didcot Power Station

From Graces Guide

The 2000 MW coal-fired Didcot 'A' Power Station was commissioned in 1968 and is currently (2019) undergoing demolition.

Four 500 MW turbine generators by C. A. Parsons and Co (designed by GEC of Erith and Witton before the takeover of the turbo-generator business by Parsons).

Boilers by Babcock and Wilcox.

The 1360 MW gas-fired Didcot 'B' opened in July 1997.

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