Glenside Hospital power house

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Glenside Hospital power house by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.

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Glenside Hospital power house

Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Jul 1987

A pair of Belliss & Morcom engines with alternators. Still survive but partly dismantled and are part of a listing by English Heritage. This is possibly the only surviving multi-engine power house left. The site shows several examples of others in the 1980 and 1990s.

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