Difference between revisions of "Back o' th' Bank Power Station"
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* Power Stations in Greater Manchester [http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33871617/powerstationsingreatermanchester.pdf] | * Power Stations in Greater Manchester [https://web.archive.org/web/20090327154716/http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33871617/powerstationsingreatermanchester.pdf] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:29, 31 July 2021
English Electric Co's turbine-generator unit, ex-Back o' th' Bank Power Station, at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry (MoSI). NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE
of Bolton
1894 Bolton Borough opened Spa Road Station
By early 1900s Spa Road was unable to cope with demand.
1914 Back o' th' Bank Power Station was opened to meet the increasing demand
Back o’ th’ Bank was extended several times during the 1920s and 1930s.
Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry displayed an English Electric Co turbine generator and condenser from the Back o’ th’ Bank Power Station, but bizarrely, access is now denied.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Power Stations in Greater Manchester [1]