South Shore Road Power Station
From Graces Guide
c.1899 The station was built by the Durham Electrical Power Distribution Co beside the River Tyne at Gateshead. It used coal fuel.
1905 Powers to operate the County of Durham Electric Power Supply Co's generating station at Gateshead were transferred to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Co[1].
1932 Taken over by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Co when they bought the Durham company.
The site of the power station has since been cleared.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette 24 November 1905
- [1] Wikipedia