Centenary Celebration of Manchester's Incorporation, 1938 : The Electricity Supply
From the official handbook to the Exhibition of Civic Services that was held at the Exhibition Halls, Deansgate, in Manchester during May 1938 and that formed part of the celebrations of the centenary of the incorporation and formation of the first council. This followed the change in the law in 1835 that enabled the rapidly growing industrial towns to achieve a method of effective self-goverance. Such was Manchester's growth that by 1853 it was raised to the status of a City.
The booklet describes the many services that a City and County Borough council such as Manchester's provided - from services such as education and health to trading services that included gas, electricity, transport and water before nationalisation removed many of these enterprises later in the century. Each department and service had a stand at exhibition as described in the book and several issued adverts to promote themselves.
These pages describe the city's municipal electricity department, one of the largest in the UK and shows the one of the department's three generating stations, the 'out of town' Barton site adjacent to the Manchester Ship Canal. The delivery van is also of interest as it is 'electrically driven' - "claimed to be the most up to date form of transport" and well ahead of today's clamour for electric propulsion!
Centenary Celebration of Manchester's Incorporation, 1938 : The Electricity Supply
From the official handbook to the Exhibition of Civic Services that was held at the Exhibition Halls, Deansgate, in Manchester during May 1938 and that formed part of the celebrations of the centenary of the incorporation and formation of the first council. This followed the change in the law in 1835 that enabled the rapidly growing industrial towns to achieve a method of effective self-goverance. Such was Manchester's growth that by 1853 it was raised to the status of a City.
The booklet describes the many services that a City and County Borough council such as Manchester's provided - from services such as education and health to trading services that included gas, electricity, transport and water before nationalisation removed many of these enterprises later in the century. Each department and service had a stand at exhibition as described in the book and several issued adverts to promote themselves.
These pages describe the city's municipal electricity department, one of the largest in the UK and shows the one of the department's three generating stations, the 'out of town' Barton site adjacent to the Manchester Ship Canal. The delivery van is also of interest as it is 'electrically driven' - "claimed to be the most up to date form of transport" and well ahead of today's clamour for electric propulsion!