Foss Island Power Station

Foss Islands Power Station
Location of Foss Islands Power Station in North Yorkshire
Country England
Location North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Coordinates 53°57′36″N 1°04′05″W / 53.960°N 1.068°W / 53.960; -1.068Coordinates: 53°57′36″N 1°04′05″W / 53.960°N 1.068°W / 53.960; -1.068
Commission date 1900
Decommission date 1976
Operator(s) Central Electricity Generating Board
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal

Foss Island Power station was a small coal-fired power station serving the city of York.[1]

It was located in the Layerthorpe area of the city,[2] to the east of the city centre.

It was built by York Corporation in the 1890s, opened in February 1900[3] and closed 25 October 1976.[4] The buildings were demolished around 1980. The transmission line which ran from the power station to a substation at Tang Hall Lane was dismantled at around the same time.

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Jeffrey (10 August 1961). "Why Boliers Corrode". New Scientist. No. 247. p. 334. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Derwent Valley Railway". www.irsociety.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Public services British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coal-fired Power Stations (Hansard, 16 January 1984)". hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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