Newcastle, Pandon Dene, Power Station

HER Number:
5152

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Pandon Dene, Power Station

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Electricity Production Site

Site Type: Specific:
Power Station

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Newcastle's first electricity power station was built by The Newcastle Upon Tyne Electric Supply Company (NESCO) in Pandon Dene where advantage could be taken of the railway and its coal supply. It was a small scale venture using a reciprocating steam engine with ropes and pulleys to drive its generators, producing electricity for lighting. It was under construction in 1890 but by 1901 was superseded by Neptune bank Power Station at Wallsend (HER 5106).

Easting:
254

Northing:
640

Grid Reference:
NZ254640

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5152 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 70