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St Andrews (Also called Pollokshaws Rd), Opened 1899 by Glasgow Corporation Electricity Department, Closed 1922 by Glasgow Corporation Electricity Department, Largest size 24MW. Much of the building is still there.
Dave wrote:Off topic but (soon probably) if someone attempts to retake that shot there will be a motorway winging it's way through in the background. Sorry it's been some time since I was at Eglinton Toll so I'm not sure what stage it's all at. A belter of a before and after.
myfriendstan wrote:http://i48.tinypic.com/30j3295.jpg
Waterloo St Power Station as boutique hotel!
Dave wrote:myfriendstan wrote:http://i48.tinypic.com/30j3295.jpg
Waterloo St Power Station as boutique hotel!
You seem upset, it sat on the verge of dereliction for long enough at least the new owners are going to keep the facade and put the building to use.
cell wrote:Thanks Peasy, I’ll score that one of my list, I had these ones of Govan up on another thread but I thought I’d add them here for completeness, I think Partick was originally set up to burn rubbish as well.
These are from the Mitchell to this thread, for those of you who don't know this is now the site of the big ASDA in Govan. When electricity generation started here in 1930, there were two 5MW turbo alternators which were connected into the grid as well as charging the batteries of the ghost trains. There is a very detailed 6 page article on the whole site in the March 1930 Scottish Electrical Engineer magazine which you can get in the Mitchell if anyone is interested. I presume Govan was closed around the time that Polmadie was opened. Does anyone know when Govan stopped generation and if it was the same time as it was closed?
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