160:
John George Brand Stone was chairman in 1913, 1923 and 1932. In 1923 the other directors were Sir Gordon Home; Ralph
Tichborne Hinches; Edwin Herbert Francis Reeves; Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton; and Kenneth Alexander Scott-Moncrieff (managing director). Kenneth Alexander Scott-Moncrieff was
145:
The
Electric Supply Corporation Limited was registered on 8 April 1897 by the Crompton and Company Limited to acquire electricity undertakings and to generate and supply electricity for lighting, power and traction. Crompton subsequently transferred its assets to the Electric Supply Corporation
172:
The towns and urban districts where the
Electric Supply Corporation Limited had an interest in developing an electricity system in 1904 were as follows. The date when electricity was first supplied and the subsequent operator is also shown.
967:
In addition the
Corporation operated Exmouth and Hitchin power stations on behalf of the respective local authority. By 1930 the Electric Supply Corporation Limited either owned the following undertakings or subsidiary companies:
1249:
154:
The founding subscribers to the corporation were: R.E.B. Crompton; F.R. Reeves; H. Stevenson; C. Peel; A. Williams; H. Walker; and F. Holmes. The capital authorized was 1,000 shares of £5 each.
997:
It was noted in 1935 that the corporation had owned 11 undertakings in 1925 but by 1935 it owned just three: Dumbarton, Falmouth and St
Andrews, plus seven operated by subsidiary companies.
1012:
the
British electricity was nationalized with effect from 1 April 1948. The Electric Supply Corporation Limited was dissolved and its sole power station at Falmouth was vested in the
1269:
1284:
1259:
1274:
137:
that operated from 1897 until 1948. The corporation and its subsidiary companies generated and supplied electricity to towns and districts in
Scotland and England.
1264:
1254:
164:
The company's registered office was
Salisbury House, London Wall, London until about 1930 when it transferred to Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London.
1279:
157:
The company's management board in 1904 comprised: Carleton Fowell
Tufnell (chairman); Home Gordon; Major Charles Heaton-Ellis; and Colonel Henry Wood.
1029:
1034:
1000:
In 1946 the only power station operated by the
Electric Supply Corporation was Falmouth which sent out 32.1 MWh with a load of 56 kW.
900:
1 × 28 kW, 2 × 75 kW, 2 × 86 kW, 1 × 120 kW, 1 × 150 kW, 1 × 300 kW, 1 × 320 kW (all steam driven)
107:
1212:
717:
The engineering details of the power stations operated by the Electric Supply Corporation Limited in 1923 were as follows.
1013:
402:
The growth of electricity supplies and income from sales of electricity (1905 to 1936) are shown on the table.
865:
In addition the Corporation operated Dumbarton power station on behalf of the local authority.
1208:
134:
1243:
1017:
118:
161:
chairman in 1935 and 1937. A.J. Fippard was chairman from 1939 to 1948.
1190:
Generation of Electricity in Great Britain year ended 31 December 1946
75:
Central Electricity Authority, South Western Electricity Board
1232:. London: Electrical Press Limited. pp. A-110 to A-144.
721:
Electric Supply Corporation power stations in Scotland 1923
869:
Electric Supply Corporation power stations in England 1923
406:
Electric Supply Corporation growth of demand and revenue
350:
Launceston and District Electric Supply Co. Ltd., 1923
1250:
Defunct electric power companies of the United Kingdom
1016:. The remainder of the undertaking was vested in the
987:
Petersfield Electric light and Power Company Limited
320:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., 1923 & 1946
117:
105:
97:
87:
79:
71:
63:
55:
47:
39:
31:
23:
177:Electric Supply Corporation Scottish undertakings
380:Teignmouth Undertaking J. & W. Purves, 1923
268:Electric Supply Corporation English undertakings
1207:. London: Electricity Council. pp. 44, 49.
1030:South London Electric Supply Corporation Limited
981:Newhaven and Seaford Electricity Company Limited
1230:Garcke’s Manual of Electricity Supply volume 56
972:Alton District Electricity Company, sold 1931
8:
18:
752:2 × 55 kW (gas), 1 × 75 kW (gas)
300:Dawlish Electric Light and Power Co, 1923
1061:. London: P.S. King and Sons. p. 537.
1059:Manual of Electrical Undertakings volume 3
17:
1270:Electric power infrastructure in Scotland
1149:. London: HMSO. pp. E160-63 E240-43.
1285:British companies disestablished in 1948
1260:Electric power infrastructure in England
1205:Electricity supply in the United Kingdom
923:1 × 50 kW, 2 × 120 kW (steam)
903:100, 200, 240, 400, 180 V AC, 110 V DC
867:
719:
404:
290:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., 1923
266:
251:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., 1923
241:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., 1923
220:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., 1923
209:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., 1923
175:
1275:Energy companies disestablished in 1948
1046:
990:Steyning Electric Light Company Limited
261:Electric Supply Corporation Ltd, 1923
340:Hitchin Urban District Council, 1923
310:Exmouth Urban District Council, 1923
1035:Urban Electric Supply Company Limited
984:Peterhead Electricity Company Limited
360:Sidmouth Urban District Council,1923
7:
1265:Electric power companies of Scotland
1140:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1118:
1116:
1070:
1068:
1052:
1050:
993:Uckfield Gas and Electricity Company
1255:Electric power companies of England
131:Electric Supply Corporation Limited
19:Electric Supply Corporation Limited
1280:1948 disestablishments in Scotland
975:Central Sussex Electricity Limited
391:Electric Supply Corporation, 1923
35:Electricity generation and supply
14:
978:Dumbarton General Omnibus Company
892:Surplus revenue over expenses£,
877:Generating plant and fuel source
744:Surplus revenue over expenses£,
729:Generating plant and fuel source
330:Hendon Electric Supply Co. Ltd.
1188:Electricity Commission (1947).
1173:"Electric Supply Corporation".
1145:Electricity Commission (1925).
1123:"Electric Supply Corporation".
1105:"Electric Supply Corporation".
1090:"Electric Supply Corporation".
1075:"Electric Supply Corporation".
1018:South Western Electricity Board
414:Equivalent 8-candlepower lamps
1:
1014:Central Electricity Authority
1203:Electricity Council (1987).
1177:. 18 April 1935. p. 21.
1159:Electric Supply Corporation
1147:Electricity Supply 1920–1923
230:Dumbarton Corporation, 1923
133:was an electricity industry
1228:Garrett, Frederick (1959).
1109:. 26 April 1945. p. 9.
1079:. 12 July 1904. p. 13.
1301:
1192:. London: HMSO. p. 8.
1163:various dates 1904 to 1945
1127:. 9 June 1931. p. 22.
51:R.E.B. Crompton see text
1008:Under the terms of the
844:1 × 50 kW (steam)
1057:Garcke, Emile (1898).
889:Electricity sold, MWh
741:Electricity sold, MWh
417:Electricity sold, MWh
27:Public limited company
946:2 × 32 kW (gas)
821:2 × 32 kW (gas)
798:2 × 32 kW (gas)
775:2 × 19 kW (gas)
713:Generating plant 1923
1010:Electricity Act 1947
113:£115,928 (1936)
926:240 & 480 V DC
880:Electricity Supply
870:
847:225 & 450 V DC
824:225 & 450 V DC
801:225 & 450 V DC
755:225 & 450 V DC
732:Electricity Supply
722:
407:
269:
178:
168:Operating districts
20:
949:225 & 45 V DC
868:
720:
405:
276:First electricity
267:
185:First electricity
176:
965:
964:
863:
862:
710:
709:
420:Gross earnings£,
395:
394:
265:
264:
127:
126:
1292:
1234:
1233:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1200:
1194:
1193:
1185:
1179:
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1170:
1164:
1157:
1151:
1150:
1142:
1129:
1128:
1120:
1111:
1110:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1072:
1063:
1062:
1054:
871:
723:
408:
270:
238:1 December 1903
179:
108:Operating income
21:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1293:
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1066:
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1055:
1048:
1043:
1026:
1006:
715:
400:
170:
152:
143:
135:holding company
110:
90:
67:Nationalisation
12:
11:
5:
1298:
1296:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1242:
1241:
1236:
1235:
1220:
1213:
1195:
1180:
1165:
1152:
1130:
1112:
1097:
1094:. 1 July 1932.
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1064:
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1044:
1042:
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1032:
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982:
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917:
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913:
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883:Max. Load, kW
881:
878:
875:
874:Power station
861:
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848:
845:
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837:
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735:Max. Load, kW
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726:Power station
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439:
436:
434:
432:
429:
425:
424:
423:Net revenue£,
421:
418:
415:
412:
399:
398:Operating data
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393:
392:
389:
386:
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381:
378:
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361:
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287:14 April 1890
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217:19 March 1904
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169:
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1053:
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1033:
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992:
989:
986:
983:
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957:
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951:
948:
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928:
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919:
918:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
872:
866:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
840:
839:
835:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
816:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
793:
789:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
770:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
751:
748:
747:
743:
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737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
724:
718:
712:
706:
703:
701:
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689:
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682:
681:
678:
675:
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671:
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648:
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643:
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637:
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632:
629:
627:
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623:
620:
618:
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609:
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603:
600:
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594:
593:
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584:
581:
578:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
529:
526:
524:
522:
519:
516:
515:
512:
510:
508:
505:
502:
501:
497:
495:
493:
490:
487:
486:
482:
480:
478:
475:
472:
471:
467:
465:
463:
460:
457:
456:
452:
450:
448:
445:
442:
441:
437:
435:
433:
430:
427:
426:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
409:
403:
397:
390:
387:
384:
383:
379:
377:
374:
373:
369:
367:
364:
363:
359:
357:
354:
353:
349:
347:
344:
343:
339:
337:
334:
333:
329:
327:
324:
323:
319:
317:
314:
313:
309:
307:
304:
303:
299:
297:
294:
293:
289:
286:
283:
282:
278:
275:
272:
271:
260:
258:
255:
254:
250:
248:
245:
244:
240:
237:
234:
233:
229:
227:
224:
223:
219:
216:
213:
212:
208:
206:5 March 1904
205:
202:
201:
197:
195:
192:
191:
187:
184:
181:
180:
174:
167:
165:
162:
158:
155:
149:
147:
140:
138:
136:
132:
122:
120:
116:
112:
109:
104:
100:
96:
93:Great Britain
92:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:31 March 1948
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
22:
16:
1229:
1223:
1204:
1198:
1189:
1183:
1174:
1168:
1160:
1155:
1146:
1124:
1106:
1100:
1091:
1085:
1076:
1058:
1009:
1007:
999:
996:
966:
886:Connections
864:
738:Connections
716:
401:
388:31 May 1904
279:Operated by
273:Undertaking
188:Operated by
182:Undertaking
171:
163:
159:
156:
153:
144:
130:
128:
119:Subsidiaries
80:Headquarters
43:8 April 1897
24:Company type
15:
1004:Dissolution
897:Chelmsford
841:St Andrews
375:Teignmouth
345:Launceston
284:Chelmsford
256:St Andrews
193:Carnoustie
101:Electricity
89:Area served
1244:Categories
1214:085188105X
1041:References
365:Stevenage
225:Dumbarton
150:Management
141:Foundation
1175:The Times
1161:The Times
1125:The Times
1107:The Times
1092:The Times
1077:The Times
920:Falmouth
795:Jedburgh
778:225 V DC
749:Dalkeith
355:Sidmouth
315:Falmouth
235:Jedburgh
203:Dalkeith
146:Limited.
72:Successor
1024:See also
818:Melrose
704:115,928
690:107,430
598:379,301
582:361,180
566:322,957
550:298,857
534:281,824
520:186,207
506:172,202
491:144,300
476:125,800
461:101,300
335:Hitchin
305:Exmouth
295:Dawlish
246:Melrose
123:see text
98:Products
32:Industry
943:Totnes
915:10,191
772:Dollar
676:88,379
664:46,233
661:96,029
649:43,289
646:95,485
630:11,627
616:11,017
604:82,183
588:87,282
572:82,665
556:60,085
540:51,378
498:19,900
483:17,000
468:12,900
446:72,000
431:45,800
385:Totnes
325:Hendon
214:Dollar
56:Defunct
48:Founder
40:Founded
1211:
938:2,850
859:2,405
601:6,187
585:7,361
569:7,897
553:6,932
537:7,130
453:7,200
438:3,000
83:London
958:47.5
909:1655
853:1501
697:1936
683:1935
669:1931
654:1930
639:1929
625:1928
611:1927
595:1922
579:1921
563:1920
547:1919
531:1918
517:1912
503:1911
488:1909
473:1908
458:1907
443:1906
428:1905
411:Year
1209:ISBN
961:–88
955:300
935:229
932:997
929:206
912:564
906:529
856:289
850:173
836:487
830:287
813:164
807:276
790:–49
784:158
767:677
764:127
761:411
129:The
64:Fate
952:53
833:34
827:33
810:74
804:57
787:31
781:33
758:75
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1133:^
1115:^
1067:^
1049:^
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198:?
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