Portobello Generating Station, Edinburgh, Scotland : advert issued by Pritchett & Gold and EPS Co Ltd., in Railway Gazette, 31 July 1953
Portobello power station, constructed by the old municipal undertaking of Edinburgh Corporation, always seemed strangely 'urban' in its setting - looming as it did at the end of Kings Road next to the promenade - and I've many memories of its bulk as the adjacent bus stops were 'changeover' points for crews on buses based at the adjacent Marine Garage. The station had been planned in pre-WW1 days but due to wartime delays it was not completed and opened until 1923. It was extensively reconstructed, with the single chimney seen here replacing the original six smaller stacks, and extended in 1938 and remained in service until 1977. One oddity was the use of the warm waste cooling water to heat the adjacent open air swimming pool! At the time of this advert the station was operated by the nationalised British Electricity Authority. In 1955, as part of a reorganisation of the nationalised industry in Scotland, the station was operated by the South of Scotland Electricity Board that had responsibility for both generation and distribution.
Pritchett & Gold and EPS was a 1915 amalgamation of the 1882 Electrical Power Storage Company and Pritchett & Gold who had been formed in 1901. In 1922 Chloride Electrical Storage acquired a majority shareholding although the concern continued to trade separately for many years.
Portobello Generating Station, Edinburgh, Scotland : advert issued by Pritchett & Gold and EPS Co Ltd., in Railway Gazette, 31 July 1953
Portobello power station, constructed by the old municipal undertaking of Edinburgh Corporation, always seemed strangely 'urban' in its setting - looming as it did at the end of Kings Road next to the promenade - and I've many memories of its bulk as the adjacent bus stops were 'changeover' points for crews on buses based at the adjacent Marine Garage. The station had been planned in pre-WW1 days but due to wartime delays it was not completed and opened until 1923. It was extensively reconstructed, with the single chimney seen here replacing the original six smaller stacks, and extended in 1938 and remained in service until 1977. One oddity was the use of the warm waste cooling water to heat the adjacent open air swimming pool! At the time of this advert the station was operated by the nationalised British Electricity Authority. In 1955, as part of a reorganisation of the nationalised industry in Scotland, the station was operated by the South of Scotland Electricity Board that had responsibility for both generation and distribution.
Pritchett & Gold and EPS was a 1915 amalgamation of the 1882 Electrical Power Storage Company and Pritchett & Gold who had been formed in 1901. In 1922 Chloride Electrical Storage acquired a majority shareholding although the concern continued to trade separately for many years.