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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 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.

Neepsend Power Station

From Graces Guide

The Neepsend power station was built at Owlerton on a site between the River Don and the Great Central Railway.

1910 The station first supplied electricity

1914 Further equipment was added to meet the rising demand for electricity.

By 1923 the station had a generating capacity of 65MW.

Late 1930s: further generating plant was installed at both Neepsend and Blackburn Meadows power stations.

1948-50 Further generating plant was installed at Neepsend.

1976 Neepsend power station was closed.

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