Lemington Power Station
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Lemington Power Station was a small, now demolished coal-fired power station, located in North East England. It was situated on the Lemington Gut, a backwater of the River Tyne, at Lemington, 3.5 mi (5.6 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. The station's main building stood until 2017 as a rare example of an early power station, dating from before the nationalisation of the United Kingdom's electrical supply industry.
Lemington power station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Lemington |
Coordinates | 54°58′28″N 1°42′42″W |
Status | Decommissioned and partially demolished |
Commission date | 1903 |
Decommission date | 1919 |
Owner(s) | |
Operator(s) | Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | Two 410 kW and one 150 kW C. A. Parsons and Company |
Nameplate capacity | 970 kW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The station was opened in 1903 with a total generating capacity of 970 kilowatts, the electricity generated being used to power a tram system, and provide local households and streets with electric lighting. The station ceased generating electricity in 1919, however the structure was retained for use as a sub-station until 1946 when the tram line closed. The station was partially demolished in 1949, but was made a locally listed building and its site currently owned by construction company Nortland Construction. In March 2012 Norland applied to Newcastle City Council for permission to demolish the building on the grounds of it being at risk of collapse. The station was finally demolished in 2017.