EPW056367 ENGLAND (1938). Acton Lane Power Station, Willesden Brent Sidings and environs, North Acton, 1938
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| Title | [EPW056367] Acton Lane Power Station, Willesden Brent Sidings and environs, North Acton, 1938 |
| Reference | EPW056367 |
| Date | 9-March-1938 |
| Link | |
| Place name | NORTH ACTON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 520914, 183138 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.25652909322697, 51.533702734726 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ209831 |
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 W.How & Son, Greenwood Terrace, Milton Avenue. Dad's factory closed around 1965. Used to make tobacco pipe display cases. |
Pdadme |
Thursday 4th of July 2024 06:55:45 AM |
| Chimney was added when 30MW generator 5A was installed. Concrete cooling tower was part of the same development.
Both were superseded by the 5x30MW Acton Lane 'B' station. |
Peter |
Sunday 29th of May 2016 08:50:22 PM |
| Harlesden Station, on the LMS/LNWR electric line to Watford Junction. |
Leslie B |
Thursday 17th of March 2016 04:11:10 PM |
| Acton (A) Power station 'closed' years before this picture |
greenchief |
Wednesday 18th of December 2013 11:37:11 AM |
| Large bank of cooling towers |
MB |
Monday 9th of December 2013 10:34:02 AM |
| Grand Junction Arms - public house |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:57:09 PM |
| Shrewsbury Road |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:54:28 PM |
| Lawrence Avenue |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:51:17 PM |
Then known as Shakespeare Avenue |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:53:59 PM |
| Mordaunt Road |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:50:52 PM |
Then known as Carlyle Avenue |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:53:27 PM |
| Milton Avenue |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:50:25 PM |
| Willesden Brent Sidings |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:49:40 PM |
| Coal dumps |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:48:34 PM |
| West Coast Main Line - as it is now known - from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Holyhead, Manchester, Liverpool and Carlisle etc. |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:48:01 PM |
| Railway linking Acton Wells Junction on the GWR with Neasden and Cricklewood on the LMS |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:46:26 PM |
| Minet Avenue |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:43:56 PM |
| Harley Road |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:43:27 PM |
| Acton Lane |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:42:17 PM |
| Grand Junction Canal, Paddington Branch |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:40:39 PM |
| Football pitch |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:39:36 PM |
| London Underground station |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:38:32 PM |
| Railway burrowing under main line |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:37:17 PM |
| Carriage sheds - for LMS rolling stock |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:35:53 PM |
| Willesden locomotive depot - coaling plant |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:35:18 PM |
| Willesden locomotive depot - engine shed |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:34:49 PM |
| Willesden locomotive depot - engine shed |
MB |
Saturday 6th of July 2013 09:34:35 PM |