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Records of Goldington Power Station
Catalogue reference: X 798
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This record is about the Records of Goldington Power Station dating from 1950-1960.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- X 798
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Goldington Power Station
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950-1960
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Description (What the record is about)
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The publicity leaflet (ref: X 798/6/1) gives the following information:
"The consent of the Ministry of Fuel and Power for the installation of 60,000 kilowatts of generating plant at Goldington was received in June 1950 and in August 1951 consent to develop the Station to an ultimate capacity of 180,000 kilowatts was obtained. The first of the six 30,000 kilowatt generators was commissioned in June 1955 and the final unit in 1958".
I N D E X
Conditions of contract and specifications, 1951-1954
Site plans, 1954-1959
Operating manuals, c1954-1957
Progress photographs - ground level, 1950-1958
Progress photographs - aerial, 1950-1957
Publicity material, c1960
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Goldington Power Station, Bedfordshire</corpname>
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records received from National Power PLC, Elstow Storage Depot, Kempston Hardwick, relating to the construction of Goldington power station. 14 April 1992.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The generating station ceased operation in October 1983 and gradual demolition followed, with the cooling towers being blown up in March 1987.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/faae65e1-b6d4-4a1f-b6bb-40a4da50f58b/
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Records of Goldington Power Station