Historic houses · North East England
Ottovale coke works
In or near Blaydon.
Ottovale coke works in England North East, United Kingdom.
Alex McGregor — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blaydon · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ottovale coke works, the nearest railway station is Blaydon, which is 0.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE21 4AY. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Ottovale coke works is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ottovale coke works was a large industrial complex situated at Blaydon Burn, near Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead, North East England. The complex comprised a coke works, tar works and a power station. Built on the site of Dockendale Hall in 1904, it was operated by the Priestman Collieries until the 1970s. The power station at the plant, known as Blaydon Burn Power Station or the Priestman Power Station was fuelled by waste heat from the coking process. In the 1910s, a number of advancements in steam turbine technology were first implemented at the station.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1853 a shaft was sunk for the Blaydon Main coal seam at Blaydon Burn, and in 1902 a coke works was set up on the site of the nearby Dockendale Hall. This was operated by the Priestman Power Company, producing coke using 80 coke ovens, made by the Otto-Hilgenstock company of Germany.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9600, -1.7200
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE21 4AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Nearest railway station
- Blaydon — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7109997 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ottovale coke works (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ottovale coke works?
- Ottovale coke works is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE21 4AY), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- What is Ottovale coke works?
- Ottovale coke works in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ottovale coke works?
- The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE21 4AY.
- How do I get to Ottovale coke works?
- The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE21 4AY.