Stella North Power Station

Stella North Power Station

HER Number
19135
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Stella North Power Station
Place
Lemington
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Power Station
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Stella North Power Station was built in the early 1950s in conjunction with Stella South Power Station (HER1705) and stood opposite to it on the north bank of the Tyne at Newburn. The four cooling towers to the south of the main buildings were 240ft high. Both power stations are shown on the Ordnance Survey 1967 map and were demolished in the 1990s.
Easting
417737
Northing
564654
Grid Reference
NZ417737564654
Sources
Ordnance Survey 1:10560 map, sheet NZ16SE - A 1967