| Philadelphia Power Station | |
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 Philadelphia power station in September 2009 | |
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| Official name | Philadelphia power station |
| Country | England |
| Location | Tyne and Wear,North East England |
| Coordinates | 54°51′42″N1°28′52″W / 54.861676°N 1.481196°W /54.861676; -1.481196 |
| Commission date | 1905 |
| Operator | Durham Collieries Power Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid referenceNZ334520 | |
Philadelphia Power Station is a defunctcoal-fired power station situated between the villages ofPhiladelphia andNewbottle, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) north ofHoughton-le-Spring inTyne and Wear,North East England.
The station was built by the Sunderland District Electric Tramways Ltd and the Durham Collieries Power Company.[1][2] It was built to provide electricity for the localdistrict tramway andcollieries, and it was planned for the station to open in May 1905, but its opening was delayed slightly, also delaying the electrification of the tramway, and it didn't begin providing electricity for the tramway until 10 June 1905.[1][3] The station was provided with coal from the nearby Dorothea Pit.[4] By 1911, the station was part of theNewcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Company's system.[2]
After closing, the station was used as a central garage by theNational Coal Board.[1] The station'sgenerating hall still stands today, along with two smaller associated buildings, and they areGrade II listed.[1][5] The generating hall is asingle-gabled yellow brick built building with red brick dressings and felt roofing, and is currently one of a number ofworkshops on the Philadeliphia Complex.[1][2]Persimmon Homes applied to refurbish the building and bring it into mixed commercial use, as part of a refurbishment of the Philadelphia Complex.[6] The Northern National Restoration Group moved into the hall in November 2019.[7]
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