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Meaford Power Station, Stone

Meaford Power Station cooling towers viewed from Meaford Road. The station came into operation in November 1947. It ceased operation in September 1990 and the cooling towers were demolished in September ...

Michelin Tyre Co., Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent

A view north east from Kensington Road, Oakhill, towards the Michelin Tyre Co factory. The first Michelin factory was opened in 1927. To the right is a cooling tower for the factory's power station. This ...

Rugeley 'A' and 'B' Power Stations

A postcard view of a winter scene taken at sunrise looking towards Rugeley Power Stations. The picture was taken from the canal bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal on Station Road in Rugeley which ...

Rugeley 'A' Power Station

This photograph of Rugeley Power Station was taken during the final phase of construction work at the site prior to its opening in 1963. Building work on the Rugeley 'A' Power Station began in 1956 ...

Rugeley 'A' Power Station

Rugeley Power Station was opened in 1963 on the site of Boothurst House for the Central Electricity Generating Board. Building work on the Rugeley 'A' Power Station began in 1956 on a site adjacent to ...

Rugeley 'A' Power Station interior

A Parsons Generator inside Rugeley 'A' Power Station. Rugeley Power Station was opened in 1963 on the site of Boothurst House for the Central Electricity Generating Board. Building work on the Rugeley ...

Rugeley A Power Station main control room.

Two 120-megawatt generating sets are controlled from each of two panels. The third panel controls the remaining set. Rugeley 'A' power station was opened in 1963 and closed in 1995. Sitting at the desk ...

Rugeley B Power Station

Oil on canvas. A view of Rugeley B Power Station with cottages in left foreground and Lea Hall Colliery far right. Signed, bottom right: 'George Busby 84'. In gilt wood frame, unglazed. Artist: ...

Rugeley 'B' Power Station under construction

Construction of Rugeley's 'B' 1000MW Power Station began in 1965 and was completed in 1972. The power station closed in June 2016 and is currently (2019) being demolished. This distant view looks along ...

Stoke-on-Trent Corporation Electricty Works on the Caldon Canal, Hanley

The Corporation Electricity Works is on the right hand side with Harrison's Mill opposite. Further down is Goodwin's flint mill. In the centre are the ovens of Howson's sanitary ware woks (the Eastwood ...

Stoking the Furnace, Electricity Generating Plant, Stafford,

Workman stoking the furnaces at the electrical wiring and generating plant. The electricity works opened on Bull Hill in 1895, supplying 36 shops and houses.

View of Barlaston and Meaford Power Station,

View of Meaford power station from Trentham Park. This is an artist's impression of what the power station would look like prior to its construction; the station came into operation in 1947. The majority ...