Other places · North East England
Sunderland Power Station
In or near Sunderland.
Sunderland Power Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Roger Cornfoot — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Millfield · 0.6 km
About
Sunderland Power Station 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sunderland Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the bank of the River Wear, in the city centre of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, North East England. The station was initially built in 1901 by the Sunderland Corporation and had several extensions added.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
At opening the station was equipped with five Clayton Lancashire boilers these fed steam to Shortly after opening the above was supplemented with two 700 kW sets. In 1904 the station contained eight Belliss and Morcom engines; five coupled to continuous current Silvertown dynamos, aggregating 1,280 kW and three sets coupled to three-phase alternators by the Electrical Co with a total output of 2,260 kW making 3,530 kW in aggregate. In 1923 the plant comprised six 750 kW reciprocating machines, and 1 × 2,000 kW, 1 × 5,000 kW and 1 × 6,000 kW turbo-alternators, a total generating capacity of 17,500 kW. These were supplied from boilers with a total output of 326,000 pounds per hour (41.1 kg/s)…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9116, -1.3963
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR4 6DR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Nearest railway station
- Millfield — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.sunderlandecho.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7639737 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sunderland Power Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sunderland Power Station?
- Sunderland Power Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR4 6DR), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Sunderland Power Station?
- Sunderland Power Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sunderland Power Station?
- The nearest railway station is Millfield, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR4 6DR.
- Who owns Sunderland Power Station?
- Sunderland Power Station is owned by Sunderland Corporation<br>(1901-1948)<br>British Electricity Authority<br>(1948–1955)<br>Central Electricity Authority<br>(1955–1957)<br>Central Electricity Generating Board<br>(1948-1976).
- Is Sunderland Power Station a protected site?
- Yes — Sunderland Power Station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Sunderland Power Station?
- The nearest railway station is Millfield, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR4 6DR.