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By 1902 Shoreditch Borough Council recognised that a new power station was needed because the original one was too small - see [[Shoreditch Electricity and Refuse Destructor Works]] | By 1902 Shoreditch Borough Council recognised that a new power station was needed because the original one was too small - see [[Shoreditch Electricity and Refuse Destructor Works]] | ||
The new station was built at the corner of Whiston-street and Bath-place, Haggerston, on the banks of the [[Regents Canal|Regent's Canal]]. | The new station was built at the corner of Whiston-street and Bath-place, Haggerston, on the banks of the [[Regents Canal|Regent's Canal]]. | ||
[[Kincaid, Waller and Manville]] designed the station. [[Babcock and Wilcox]] marine-type boilers supplied steam to 2 slow-speed Corliss compound steam engines, each coupled to a dynamo of 800 kW capacity made by the [[British Westinghouse Co|Westinghouse]]. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 12:03, 15 November 2021
of Whiston Street, Shoreditch
By 1902 Shoreditch Borough Council recognised that a new power station was needed because the original one was too small - see Shoreditch Electricity and Refuse Destructor Works
The new station was built at the corner of Whiston-street and Bath-place, Haggerston, on the banks of the Regent's Canal.
Kincaid, Waller and Manville designed the station. Babcock and Wilcox marine-type boilers supplied steam to 2 slow-speed Corliss compound steam engines, each coupled to a dynamo of 800 kW capacity made by the Westinghouse.