Bradford Electric Light Station
1883 Bradford was the first municipal authority to receive a Provisional Order to generate electricity (for lighting)
1887 J. N. Shoolbred drew up plans for the Corporation
1889 The generating station was opened in Bolton Road; it supplied dc at 115 volts; equipment was supplied by Siemens Brothers and Co
1890 Further equipment was added to enable expansion of the service hours
1897 A new station was opened, again equipped with Willans engines and Siemens dynamos; A. H. Gibbings was chief engineer to the Corporation.
presumably later referred to as Bradford Power Station
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] The early days of the power station industry.