2019

SP0388 : Soho Foundry buildings, power house site

taken 5 years ago, near to Handsworth, Birmingham, England

Soho Foundry buildings, power house site
Soho Foundry buildings, power house site
The power house occupied the space in front of the wall with the three blocked windows. The power house generated electricity for the site. Initially there were steam engines driving DC generators which powered arc lights in critical section of the foundry. Following World War 2, Siemens diesel generating sets were installed, taken out of impounded German submarines. In its final stage, it became a substation taking power from the grid.

Taken on the occasion of a guided tour of the site, which the tour organiser informed us would probably be the last time such a tour would be possible.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Derelict, Disused Industry Former: Engineering Works Period: 19th Century other tags: Power House Grade II(star) Listed Scheduled Monument Boulton & Watt Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Soho Foundry Buildings [21] · Houses at the Soho Foundry [9] ·
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SP0388, 147 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0346 8883 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.8419N 1:57.0278W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0348 8883
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