Dunston, Dunston Power Station

HER Number:
1625

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Dunston, Dunston Power Station

Place:
Dunston

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Electricity Production Site

Site Type: Specific:
Power Station

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Opened 1931 when it was the first power station to have a simple structural frame and glass curtain wall construction. Extended in 1951 but closed in the early 1980s and demolished in the 1990s.

Easting:
2189

Northing:
6289

Grid Reference:
NZ21896289

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1625 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Dunston and Swalwell Plan Area Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, Record card