Building record MLI60465 - Sleaford Electricity Works Building, Electric Station Road
Summary
Sleaford Electricity Works building, Electric Station Road.
Type and Period (2)
- POWER STATION (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1948 AD)
- ELECTRICITY SUB STATION (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1948 AD to 1990 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The Electricity Works building was built in 1901, which was quite early for a town the size of Sleaford. The buildings are now used as a sub-station. {1}
Sleaford Electricity Works were built in 1901 by the Urban District Council on a site at the junction of West Gate and West Banks, and officially declared open on 1st September 1901. The engine house originally had two boilers supplied by Robey and Co. of Lincoln. The works remained as a fully working electricity station until nationalisation in 1948. In recent years it has been reduced to the level of a sub-station, with the electricity board having built a new transformer house at the rear of the original buildings. The main generating hall, several small off-buildings and the offices facing the road still remain. The generating hall now houses all the large switch gear that control the electricity supply to Sleaford and its surrounding area. {2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1056 Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 1983. A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Lincolnshire Including South Humberside. p.29.
- <2> SLI921 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Page. 1974. Sleaford: An Industrial History. pp.14-21.
- <3> SLI9583 Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 2004. Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage - A Guide. p.52, NK52.
- <4> SLI12272 Article in Serial: C.J. Page. 1971. 'The Early History of Electric Power in Sleaford' in Lincolnshire Industrial Archaeology. Vol.6, No.2 and 3, pp.26-31.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 06331 45737 (34m by 19m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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