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  • Title
    Collection of papers and photographs from NORWEB
  • Reference
    YA2011.19
  • Production date
    01-01-1920 - 31-12-2010
    • Creator
    • North West Electricity BoardBiography
  • Scope and Content
    Collection includes early schematics of the North West electricity grid, wartime photographs of Manchester power system damage and civil defence works, brochure for the opening of Linley House, and small section of mimic board from network control room.
  • Extent
    25 items, 3 volumes, 3 booklets, 7 VHS
  • Physical description
    The condition of the material ranges from fair to good.
  • Language
    English
  • Archival history
    Retained by Electricity North West, the successor organisation to NORWEB, and stored at their HQ at Linley House, Manchester. Thought to be part of the now lost NORWEB archive. Includes prints made in the 1980s from glass negatives thought to have been destroyed.
  • Level of description
    TOP
  • Repository name
    Science and Industry Museum
  • Subject
    Electricity
    Electricity supply
  • 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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