NHER 55410 (Monument) - Site of Thorpe Power Station

NIAS records:
Opened in 1926, this power station was built to take over from the Duke Street station (NHER 55409). Through various expansions the total area supplied to was around 725 square miles. Originally the station held two 5000kw steam turbines powered by coal fired boilers. In 1926 the station sold 24 million units p/a. By 1936 (published evidence) the station sold 134 million units p/a. The station is built from 550 tons of steel framework supporting concrete floored and walls faced in china-clay quartz. The large chimney was constructed during major extension work to allow exhaust for the increased number of boilers. A culvert diverted water from the River Wensum for cooling purposes. A spur line was constructed from the L.N.E.R. line to supply coal and extract ash from the site. The station also had a large Telpher grabber suspended rail system to collect and distribute the coal fuel. This provided a continuous rail loop across the length of the site from the ship berths at each end to the coal stores and through the plant.
See (S1).
W. Arnold (HES), 09 May 2011.