Electricity substation, Evington Road, Leicester
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Electricity substation, Evington Road, Leicester
Image: © Tim Heaton Taken: 6 Oct 2020
"A good example of a 1930s art deco electricity sub-station. This was one of several sub-stations constructed in the 1930s to serve the inner city and rapidly expanding suburbs, providing an electricity supply as it began to supersede gas as the main means of lighting." (Leicester City Local Heritage Asset Register)
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Image Location
Latitude
52.62443
Longitude
-1.103699