Transformer station, Macaulay Street, Leeds
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Transformer station, Macaulay Street, Leeds
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 10 Feb 2016
This is rather larger than your usual suburban sub-station. I guess it was sited here to serve the local industries. The electrical equipment bore the name "Hackbridge". According to http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Hackbridge_Electric_Construction_Co they were in business from 1920 to 1946, which gives a time window for the installation. Is the name related to the large former power station of that name near Croydon? Image
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Image Location
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53.802634
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-1.528819