Leicester Power Station
Leicester Power Station
1894 The first electricity power station in Leicester was built at the Aylestone Road Gas Works.
Engines by Hick, Hargreaves and Co, driving Mordey-Victoria alternators by the Brush Electrical Engineering Co, coupled direct to the engines with Raworth's flexible coupling. 'Three large alternators are employed giving an output of 200 K.W., at 2000 volts, and with them three of the engines illustrated by our supplement, having cylinders 16in. and 30in. in diameter, and 36in. stroke, running at 96 revolutions per minute. .... A smaller engine of somewhat similar type is used to drive a 75 K.W. alternator for light loads.' [1] [2]
1922 New power station opened at Freemen's Meadow at Aylestone. The main contractor was English Electric Co.