Blaydon Burn, electric power supply substation
Blaydon Burn, electric power supply substation
HER Number
8437
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, electric power supply substation
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Electricity Sub Station
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
A substation was built in 1904 to run on the waste heat and surplus gas from the Ottovale Coke Ovens. In 1914 it was operated by the Newcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Company, and in 1951 by the British Electricity Authority. One single storey brick building survives.
Easting
417560
Northing
563160
Grid Reference
NZ417560563160
Sources
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures