2018

NY8768 : Power House north of Newbrough Hall

taken 7 years ago, near to Newbrough, Northumberland, England

Power House north of Newbrough Hall
Power House north of Newbrough Hall
The power-house at Newbrough Hall NY8768 : Newbrough Hall, was designed to conceal its true identity. When Newbrough Hall was modernised in 1902, introducing electricity into the early-19th Century interior was essential. Edinburgh architect, Francis William Deas (1862–1951), designed a detached power-house to resemble a quirky cottage, with gabled dormer, casement windows and a semi-octagonal turret. The only hint that the building was a working power-house was its unusual metal finial, inspired by contemporary power-generating apparatus.
Historic England blog: LinkExternal link

A suitable electricity generation setup may have been a gas or petroleum fueled Tangye engine, powering a Higgs Motors dynamo (both firms from Birmingham).

The former Power House is a Grade II LIsted Building (List entry Number: 1045018): LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Newbrough Hall [14] · North of Newbrough [3] · Grade II Listed Building List Entry Number [2] ·
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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 31 July, 2018   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 31 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8750 6831 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:0.5514N 2:11.8189W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 87522 68332
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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