Brockhall Hospital power house
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Brockhall Hospital power house by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Brockhall Hospital power house
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 9 Jan 1993
This hospital has now been demolished and this visit was towards the end of its life when most had closed but the kitchens were still working for a nearby new hospital. These three Turney turbines drove pumps for the heating system that used 8.5 miles of underground tunnels. Two smaller pumps were used on the hot water system. This was a superb boiler house and power house complex and was probably one of the last survivors.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.824796
Longitude
-2.457228