Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,722 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1904 Carville Power Station was opened by the Newcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Co to supply power for the electrified railways in the Newcastle area. This was designed by Charles Merz of Merz and McLellan. It was widely recognized as the first large generating station of the modern type and it established Merz's engineering reputation.
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