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1898 Formally opened<ref>[[The Engineer 1898/07/01]]</ref> | 1898 Formally opened<ref>[[The Engineer 1898/07/01]]</ref> | ||
1929 The Wakefield power station was selected for the [[Mid-East England Electricity Scheme]]<ref>The Times Jan. 19, 1929</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 15 January 2025
Built for the Corporation of Wakefield; consulting engineer Robert Hammond.
John Fowler and Co, Leeds, supplied the boilers, engines, alternators, and switch gear with boilers built by Spurr, Inman and Co, of Wakefield. For supplying the small day-time load, a small high-speed Bellis-Fowler plant was provided.
British Insulated Wire Co, of Prescot, supplied the underground mains
Brush Electrical Engineering Co supplied the arc lamps
The main switch board was designed on the Lowrie-Hall system of plug switches
The generating works was connected to the Westgate area in the town where three transformers reduced the voltage from 2000 to 200 volts for distribution to the surrounding streets.
1898 Formally opened[1]
1929 The Wakefield power station was selected for the Mid-East England Electricity Scheme[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1898/07/01
- ↑ The Times Jan. 19, 1929