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1888 The company succeeded the [[Kensington Court Generating Station|Kensington Court Electric Lighting Company]]. | 1888 The company succeeded the [[Kensington Court Generating Station|Kensington Court Electric Lighting Company]]. | ||
1891 Supplied electricity from 2 generation stations (at [[Kensington Court Generating Station|Kensington Court W]], and Chapel Place, Knightsbridge), which was distributed by the d.c. system with accumulators at 200V<ref>The Times, Aug 19, 1891</ref> | |||
1898 [[Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton]] was engineer-in-chied<ref>The Times, Oct 10, 1898</ref> | |||
1899 [[Kensington and Knightsbridge Electric Lighting Co]] and [[Notting Hill Electric Light Co]] started construction of the [[Wood Lane Power Station]] | 1899 [[Kensington and Knightsbridge Electric Lighting Co]] and [[Notting Hill Electric Light Co]] started construction of the [[Wood Lane Power Station]] | ||
1909 One of 5 companies in London that the London County Council proposed to acquire<ref>The London Gazette 19 November 1909</ref> | 1909 One of 5 companies in London that the London County Council proposed to acquire<ref>The London Gazette 19 November 1909</ref> | ||
1920 One of 9 London electricity supply companies who formed London Electricity Joint Committee (1920) in opposition to the schemes proposed by the Electricity Commissioners for London | |||
1923 Main transmission lines were acquired by the [[London Power Co|London Electricity Joint Committee]] which also acquired the [[Wood Lane Power Station|Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush generating station]]<ref>The Times, Oct 16, 1928</ref>. | 1923 Main transmission lines were acquired by the [[London Power Co|London Electricity Joint Committee]] which also acquired the [[Wood Lane Power Station|Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush generating station]]<ref>The Times, Oct 16, 1928</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 29 May 2020
1888 The company succeeded the Kensington Court Electric Lighting Company.
1891 Supplied electricity from 2 generation stations (at Kensington Court W, and Chapel Place, Knightsbridge), which was distributed by the d.c. system with accumulators at 200V[1]
1898 Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton was engineer-in-chied[2]
1899 Kensington and Knightsbridge Electric Lighting Co and Notting Hill Electric Light Co started construction of the Wood Lane Power Station
1909 One of 5 companies in London that the London County Council proposed to acquire[3]
1920 One of 9 London electricity supply companies who formed London Electricity Joint Committee (1920) in opposition to the schemes proposed by the Electricity Commissioners for London
1923 Main transmission lines were acquired by the London Electricity Joint Committee which also acquired the Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush generating station[4].