Bury power station
Bury power stations are two generating stations that supplied electricity to the town of Bury, Lancashire and the surrounding area from 1896 to 1970. They were owned and operated by Bury Corporation until the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. The power stations were rebuilt several times to replace older plant and to meet an increasing demand for electricity. History In 1890 Bury Corporation applied for a Provisional Order under the Electric Lighting Acts to generate and supply electricity to the town. This was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act 1890 (54 & 55 Vict. c. clxxxviii). The corporation built a power station in Rochdale Road, Bury (53°35'39"N 2°17'19"W), from which the supply of electricity started on 5 November 1896. The demand for electricity increased and a new larger generating station at Chamber Hall, Bury (53°35'51"N 2°17'57"W) was authorised in 1908. Construction started in 1909 and the first electricity was supplied from the new station in August 1911. Equipment specification Rochdale Road The original plant at Rochdale Road power station comprised Belliss engines coupled directly to Siemens dynamos, in 1898 the total capacity