Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Drakelow Power Station

From Graces Guide
1955.
1955. Parts supplied by A. Reyrolle and Co.
1963. 350MW generator.
1963. Drakelow-C Power Station.

A coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent.

1950 Construction work on Drakelow power station started on site in May.

1955 Drakelow A power station was commissioned

Late 1960 Drakelow B was commissioned, a larger station.

1964 Drakelow C, which was larger than the previous two stations, was commissioned.

1984 Drakelow A was closed

1993 Drakelow B was closed

2002 Drakelow C was closed

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