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Title
Papers relating to the Lancashire Electric Power Co. and Lancashire power stations
Reference
YA1987.838/MS0496
Production date
1916 - 1955

Creator

Lancashire Electric Power Co.Biography Biography
The Lancashire Electric Power Co. was established by Act of Parliament in 1900, and was one of the largest private electricity companies in the U.K. The first station opened was at Radcliffe in 1905 followed by Padiham in 1926, with Kearsley in 1929. The company was nationalised in 1948 into the North Western Electricity Board (NORWEB)

Scope and Content
Includes historical and instructional books, progress and emmission reports, employee and structural photographs, newspaper cuttings, booklets, company journals, glass-plate negatives of power station technology, and certificates. Power stations covered include Kearsley, Radcliffe and Padiham, Queensferry.
Extent
1 linear metre
Language
English
Archival history
Archive donated by a relative of M. H. Adams
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisations

Lancashire Electric Power Co.Biography Biography
The Lancashire Electric Power Co. was established by Act of Parliament in 1900, and was one of the largest private electricity companies in the U.K. The first station opened was at Radcliffe in 1905 followed by Padiham in 1926, with Kearsley in 1929. The company was nationalised in 1948 into the North Western Electricity Board (NORWEB)

Subject
Electric power
Electricity
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
External document
Box list

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