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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> | 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> | ||
1891 Reference to [[Willans and Robinson|Willans]] engines aggregating 1800 IHP<ref>[[Engineering 1891/11/27]]</ref> | |||
1893 an area originally allocated to [[Chelsea Electricity Supply Co]] was purchased and arrangements were made with the [[Notting Hill Electric Light Co|Notting Hill Co]] to erect a joint generating station at [[Wood Lane Power Station|Wood Lane]]. | 1893 an area originally allocated to [[Chelsea Electricity Supply Co]] was purchased and arrangements were made with the [[Notting Hill Electric Light Co|Notting Hill Co]] to erect a joint generating station at [[Wood Lane Power Station|Wood Lane]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:21, 3 December 2024
1888 The company succeeded the Kensington Court Electric Lighting Company.
1889 The name of the company changed when orders were secured to supply parts of Kensington and Knightsbridge.
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]
1891 Reference to Willans engines aggregating 1800 IHP[2]
1893 an area originally allocated to Chelsea Electricity Supply Co was purchased and arrangements were made with the Notting Hill Co to erect a joint generating station at Wood Lane.
1898 Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton was engineer-in-chief[3]
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[4]
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 generating station[5].
1938 One of the six companies which formed Central London Electricity Limited.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] National Archives