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Building record TQ 54 SE 18 - Tunbridge Wells Power Station, Commmercial Road, Tunbridge Wells
Summary
An electricity generating station was built in Tunbridge Wells in 1895 off Commercial Road. It was built by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to provide public street lighting. It represents an early example of a local lighting generating station. The boiler house, coaling facilities and sidings have been cleared but the engine house remains. 2025 update: the engine house was demolished by UK Power Networks in 2023.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5885 4030 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
GILL CHITTY, 2000, Electric Power Generation Step 4 Report (Unpublished document). SKE7880.
GILL CHITTY, 2000, Electric Power Generation Step 4 Report (Unpublished document). SKe7880.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit DC Eve 7/1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE7880 Unpublished document: GILL CHITTY. 2000. Electric Power Generation Step 4 Report.
- --- SKE7880 Unpublished document: GILL CHITTY. 2000. Electric Power Generation Step 4 Report.
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit DC Eve 7/1995.
- <2> SWX15704 Graphic material: Google Earth.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Evaluation of Electric Power Generation, Kent (EKE5796)
Record last edited
Jan 7 2025 12:06PM