NHER 55524 (Monument record) - Site of South Denes Power Station

NIAS records:
A steel framed building faced in sand coated bricks. The chimney is made from coloured concrete. The entire plant stands on a 2'6" thick bed of concrete. The cooling is provided by water from the River Yare and discharged into the North Sea. The plant was served by a 1400 foot long quay which incorporated water cooling intakes and fuel oil pipes to transport oil from supply ships to on site storage. There are four 60,000kw steam turbines. 2 oil powered generating units provided power locally and 2 more served the national grid. Conceived in 1939, the idea was postponed by the Second World War. The idea was delayed further by the nationalisation of electricity changing the responsible parties. The idea finally got off the ground in 1953 and the plant was opened in 1958 with extensions completed by 1960. The station was in service until the late 1980s and subsequently decommissioned.
See (S1) for further details. See also (S2) and brief site history in (S3).
W. Arnold (HES), 16th May 2011.