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and the surrounding area from 1896 to 1958. It was owned and operated by South
Shields Corporation until the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped several times to meet increasing demand It was decommissioned in 1958.
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The original plant at South
Shields power station comprised triple open-type marine engines, vertical surface condensing, coupled directly to Ferranti dynamos. In 1898 the generating capacity was 415 kW and the maximum load was 127 kW.
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Shields was an electricity supply district, covering the 4,874 acres (1,972 ha) of the County Borough of South Shields with a population of 108,300 in 1958. The number of consumers and electricity sold was:
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In 1898 the undertaking’s 90 customers were sold 82,172 kWh of electricity, plus 41,729 kWh for public lighting. These sales generated a revenue for the
Corporation of £4,842.
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598:(CEB) was established in 1926. The CEB identified high efficiency ‘selected’ power stations that would supply electricity most effectively. The CEB also constructed the
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There were 328 miles (528 km) of high voltage mains in the district comprising 324 miles (521 km) of underground mains and 4 miles (6.4 km) of overhead cables.
262:(54 & 55 Vict. c. lii). The power station was built in West Holborn South Shields (54°59'27"N 1°26'42"W) and first supplied electricity in September 1896.
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633:(CEGB). At the same time the electricity distribution and sales responsibilities of the South Shields electricity undertaking were transferred to the
56:
621:(10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 54). The South Shields electricity undertaking was abolished, ownership of South Shields power station was vested in the
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139:
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South
Shields power station was decommissioned on 30 September 1958. The buildings were subsequently demolished and the area is derelict.
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South
Shields power station had a maximum output load of 10,972 MW and delivered 10,092 MWh of electricity in 1946.
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to generate and supply electricity to the town. This was granted by the
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Generation of
Electricity in Great Britain year ended 31 December 1946
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A variety of electricity supplies were available to consumers as:
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In 1958 the number of units sold to categories of consumers was:
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These machines gave a total generating capacity of 6,950 kW of
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Coal-fired boilers generating up to 135,000 lb/h (17 kg/s) of
1049:. London: Electricity Council. pp. 45, 60, 69, 73.
1047:
Electricity supply in the United
Kingdom: a Chronology
260:
Electric
Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act 1891
602:(1927–33) to connect power stations within a region.
1123:. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-133 B-230–31.
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South Shields power station operating data, 1954–58
372:South Shields power station operating data 1921–23
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21:
984:Manual of Electrical Undertakings 1898-99 vol. 3
1146:Demolished power stations in the United Kingdom
368:The operating data for the period 1921–23 was:
928:Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
1121:Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56
986:. London: P. S. King and Son. pp. 317–9.
8:
613:The British electricity supply industry was
337:Single phase, 50 Hz AC, at 110 and 220 Volts
258:and was confirmed by Parliament through the
645:Operating data for the period 1954–58 was:
18:
1156:Buildings and structures in South Shields
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279:By 1923 the generating plant comprised:
1006:. London: HMSO. pp. 86–89, 314–19.
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306:1 × 750 kW steam turbine dual AC and DC
235:supplied electricity to the borough of
316:1 × 3,000 kW steam turbo-alternator AC
7:
1141:Coal-fired power stations in England
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631:Central Electricity Generating Board
617:in 1948 under the provisions of the
140:Central Electricity Generating Board
303:2 × 550 kW reciprocating engines DC
300:2 × 500 kW reciprocating engines AC
1070:Electricity Commissioners (1947).
1002:Electricity Commissioners (1925).
572:Surplus of revenue over expenses
14:
933:List of power stations in England
1151:Former power stations in England
158:Thermal power station
1018:"Electricity (Supply) Act 1926"
635:North Eastern Electricity Board
594:(16 & 17 Geo. 5 c. 51) the
555:Revenue from sales of current
16:Former coal-fired power station
1:
660:Max output capacity MW
627:Central Electricity Authority
623:British Electricity Authority
592:Electricity (Supply) Act 1926
132:Central Electricity Authority
124:British Electricity Authority
91:Decommissioned and demolished
1045:Electricity Council (1987).
1004:Electricity Supply – 1920–23
666:Thermal efficiency per cent
1119:Garrett, Frederick (1959).
1074:. London: HMSO. p. 13.
399:Lighting and domestic use
233:South Shields power station
211:Annual net output
22:South Shields power station
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663:Electricity supplied GWh
596:Central Electricity Board
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494:Load and connected load
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343:, 50 Hz AC at 2,100 Volts
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117:South Shields Corporation
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287:, which was supplied to:
625:, and subsequently the
590:Under the terms of the
266:Equipment specification
201:Nameplate capacity
171:Turbine technology
1086:"Electricity Act 1947"
982:Garcke, Emile (1898).
641:Operating data 1954–58
364:Operating data 1921–23
251:Electric Lighting Acts
192:Units operational
106:Decommission date
825:Electricity sold MWh
798:Electricity sold MWh
416:Public lighting use
179:Power generation
841:Shops, offices, etc
784:Number of consumers
619:Electricity Act 1947
295:reciprocating engine
97:Commission date
72:54.99083°N 1.44500°W
650:
606:Operating data 1946
516:Total connections
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356:Operating data 1898
324:alternating current
309:1 × 2,000 kW steam
68: /
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77:54.99083; -1.44500
953:"Local Acts 1891"
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377:Electricity Use
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450:Power use
293:1 × 200 kW
290:Generators
150:Operator(s)
136:(1955–1957)
128:(1948–1955)
120:(1894–1948)
75: /
51:Coordinates
1135:Categories
1095:19 October
1056:085188105X
1027:19 October
962:19 October
939:References
852:Factories
550:Financial
536:Per cent
468:Total use
351:Operations
195:(See text)
63:01°26′42″W
60:54°59′27″N
433:Traction
922:See also
904:110,648
807:110,648
804:103,258
637:(NEEB).
629:and the
153:As owner
114:Owner(s)
41:Location
914:Closure
901:39,154
858:52,138
847:13,339
836:34,977
833:36,294
801:97,939
793:39,154
790:38,933
787:38,209
584:44,195
581:43,232
567:82,305
564:81,209
528:16,656
525:15,970
522:12,309
341:3-phase
244:History
35:England
31:Country
1053:
891:2,220
880:9,927
863:Farms
844:2,492
751:12.89
748:5.562
734:11.56
731:6.128
717:11.83
714:7.244
700:11.56
697:8.513
680:5.042
511:4,340
508:3,938
505:4,312
462:3,279
459:3,119
456:4,382
445:1,971
442:1,902
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411:1,759
408:1,573
405:1,545
380:Units
144:(1958)
88:Status
897:Total
764:Year
742:1445
739:1958
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688:1955
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654:Year
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539:26.6
488:7,283
483:6,794
478:7,956
394:1923
391:1922
388:1921
383:Year
285:steam
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205:10 MW
1097:2020
1051:ISBN
1029:2020
964:2020
855:359
778:1958
773:1957
768:1956
453:MWh
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166:Coal
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