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.
1918 The Mersey Power Co decided to meet the expanding demand for electricity by building a large generating station at Percival Lane, Runcorn.
1921 The station was brought into operation.
By 1934 three 12.5 MW turbo-alternators were in use, supplied from seven Babcock and Wilcox boilers with chain-grate mechanical stokers.
1950 A 12.5 MW turbo-alternator was moved to Wallasey Power Station
1960s The Percival Lane power station closed in the late 1960s.
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