South Hylton, Electricity Sub Station
South Hylton, Electricity Sub Station
HER Number
1723
District
Sunderland
Site Name
South Hylton, Electricity Sub Station
Place
South Hylton
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Electricity Sub Station
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
A large building that probably housed a transformer and a large quantity of switching gear. It is now disused. A large number of insulators can still be seen on site.
Easting
434900
Northing
556600
Grid Reference
NZ434900556600
Sources
<< HER 1723 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area