A substation can take many forms – buildings, open compounds, underground chambers. We’ll explore these further when we post more pages at a later date. Meanwhile here’s a selection from Cornwall.
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| SWEHS 7.0.024.jpg – Date 1910 – Hayle Power Station switchgear and control panels. Cornwall, Hayle . | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.001.jpg – Date c Mid 1930s – Hayle Bulk Supply Point with power station in background. Cornwall, Hayle Exact date of photograph not known as one copy refers to 1934 and the other to ‘soon after 1936’.. | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.003.jpg – Date 1934 – Hayle Power Station aerial photograph. North river bank. 10kV and 3kV alternating current 8.8MW (1922), 94MW (1964). Commenced supply 1911 – Cornwall Electric Power Company. Decommissioned 1976 and site cleared. Cornwall, Hayle . | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.174.jpg – Date c1965 – Hayle power station. Switchboard comprising: English Electric OLF (date unknown). Cornwall, Hayle The photograph was dated 1948 on reverse but Danger Notice is marked CEGB which came into existence in 1958. | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.179.jpg – Date 1911 – Hayle power station. Reyrolle 10kV switchboard with split busbars. Two cables to Carn Brea and two to Nancledra, Penzance and Geevor? Cornwall, Hayle . | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.106.jpg – Date 1938 – Lanner 33/11kV substation. Cornwall, Lanner . | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.117.jpg – Date 1938 – Lanner 33/11kV substation Cornwall, Lanner . | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.057.jpg – Date 1946 – Tolgus booster, English Electric Co., 1750kVA. Survived until Redruth 33/11kV network took over in 1950’s. Note cable with LV supply and CT wiring. Cornwall, Redruth, Tolgus . | |
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| SWEHS 7.1.190.jpg – Date 19/10/1927 – Lemon Quay 11kV substation, ‘Truro switch-on’ 5.45pm 19th October 1927 by Truro mayor and his wife. Cornwall, Truro . |
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